ICYMI: Large Corporations Celebrate Black History Month, but Donations Tell A Different Story
WASHINGTON, DC – As featured in MarketWatch today, Accountable.US released a report spotlighting corporations — including Facebook, Google,…
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IG Report Raises Serious Questions About Zinke’s Time at Interior — Congress and DOJ Should Make Him Answer
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Accountable.US released the following statement responding to a new Inspector General report that raises serious ethical and legal questions about Ryan Zinke’s time…
Read moreICYMI: Yahoo! Finance: ‘Truckers ‘willing to work,’ insist they’re not to blame for supply chain woes’
WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported in Yahoo! Finance, Accountable.US released a new report spotlighting how big…
Read moreWatchdog: After Repeatedly Politicizing Inflation, Toomey Blocks Federal Reserve Nominees Best Positioned To Fight Rising Costs
WASHINGTON, DC – As Senator Pat Toomey and other Senate Banking Republicans obstructed a critical vote today on all five of President Biden’s Federal Reserve nominees — in effect keeping the…
Read moreLobbyist Loophole Allows Corporations to Backtrack on Promises to Support Democracy After January 6
WASHINGTON, DC – New reporting from Politico reveals that lobbyists for several companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and Toyota, gave personal donations to members…
Read moreREPORT: With SCOTUS Nomination Looming, Many Biden Nominees of Color Have Had Slower Confirmations Than White Nominees
WASHINGTON, DC — As President Joe Biden prepares to fill a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy with a historic nominee, government watchdog Accountable.US released a new report…
Read moreICYMI: TPM: “Lots of Corporations ‘Paused’ Political Donations After Jan. 6. And Then…”
WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in the Talking Points Memo, corporations and trade groups that released statements condemning the Jan. 6 attack donated more than…
Read moreRep. Boebert’s Attacks on Sage Grouse Protections, A Win for Husband’s Employer
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) went on a tirade against sage grouse, attacking the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) upcoming changes to sage grouse management in the United States.
Read moreREPORT: Big Trucking Companies Profiteering Off of Supply Chain Crisis While Blaming Self-Inflicted Driver Shortage for Price Hikes
Washington, DC — Following the Labor Department’s monthly report on the state of the consumer price index, Accountable.US released a new analysis revealing how the trucking industry…
Read moreREPORT: Lawmakers Slow Walking National Interest Rate Cap Bill Have Cashed $2.3M in Campaign Checks from Payday Industry
Washington, DC — Government watchdog Accountable.US released a new analysis finding that nearly half (46%) of members of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committee currently…
Read moreBig Oil Companies Net $75 Billion in Profit While Americans Struggle to Heat Homes, Fill Gas Tanks
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released analysis showing that oil and gas company giants Shell, Chevron, BP, and Exxon posted record profits last year totaling $75 billion while American consumers struggled…
Read moreREPORT: Conservation Efforts Languish While Biden Continues Big Oil’s “Sweetheart Deal” and Schools Miss Out
Washington, DC — Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released a report showing that while President Biden’s conservation agenda stalls, his administration has continued giving wealthy oil and gas…
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