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Combating Kleptocracy: Beneficial Ownership, Money Laundering, and Other Reforms

18 June 2019 - OpenSecrets.org

Testimony of Sheila Krumholz-Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics Before the Uni [...]

Boeing executive out, Raytheon lobbyist in to lead Pentagon

18 June 2019 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Reid Champlin

Former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan is out as Defense Secretary, former Raytheon lobbyist Mark [...]

Primary challengers looking to repeat AOC magic face uphill battle in 2020

18 June 2019 - Jessica Piper

Old fundraising challenges and new DCCC rules disadvantaging primary challengers give Democratic inc [...]

Defeated in court, California offshore drilling company turns to lobbying

17 June 2019 - Reid Champlin

Blocked by the courts, a California oil company with eyes on offshore drilling has hired a prominent [...]

FEC chair makes another go at regulating online political ads

17 June 2019 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom

Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub is proposing rules that would require online polit [...]

Dog returned home after it was allegedly stolen by Wag walker

18 June 2019

A New York City couple is hoping to raise awareness after their beloved Shih Tzu Yorkie, Benny, was [...]

Another cancer-causing chemical found in blood-pressure pills

18 June 2019

Online pharmacy tells FDA it found carcinogenic solvent in valsartan heart drugs made by companies i [...]

Walmart filed more drone patents than Amazon in 2018

18 June 2019

As the two retail giants crank up their speedy delivery wars, they filed a total of 110 patents for [...]

Why investment pros are worried even as stocks near new highs

19 June 2019

The S&P 500 came with 1% of its all-time high on Tuesday, but the market may only be climbing pr [...]

Why Facebook is minting its own currency

18 June 2019

Social media company, no stranger to controversy, is diving into the brave new world of virtual mone [...]

Global Economic Growth Is Already Slowing. The U.S. Trade War Is Making It Worse.

18 June 2019 - Jeanna Smialek, Jim Tankersley and Jack Ewing

President Trump’s trade war is stirring uncertainty, weighing on manufacturing and disrupting increa [...]

Trump and Xi Will Meet at G-20 Amid Stalled Trade Talks

18 June 2019 - Ana Swanson and Julie Hirschfeld Davis

President Trump confirmed an “extended” meeting with President Xi Jinping of China next week, sugges [...]

The Big Question for the Fed This Week: Did We Make a Mistake?

18 June 2019 - Neil Irwin

Pressure from the president, pressure to appear independent, and pressure to make the right call. [...]

‘Catastrophic,’ ‘Cataclysmic’: Trump’s Tariff Threat Has Retailers Sounding Alarm

16 June 2019 - Nelson D. Schwartz and Sapna Maheshwari

Struggling to compete against online rivals, retailers could be forced to close more stores if tarif [...]

Volkswagen Factory Workers in Tennessee Reject Union

15 June 2019 - Noam Scheiber

The vote was a defeat for the United Automobile Workers, which has tried unsuccessfully to organize [...]