Jon Ossoff Victory Proves That the Israel Lobby Still Has an Iron Grip on Democrats

An analysis by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs shows the pro-Israel lobby contributes significantly more money to Democrats than Republicans. And those campaign funds appear to be doing their job.

Jessica Buxbaum
By Jessica Buxbaum
Jon Ossoff Israel Lobby Feature photo

Jerusalem -- Jon Ossoff’s historic win was presented as defying America’s far-right. His election to office helped flip the Senate blue and after six long years, changed Mitch McConnell’s title from majority to minority leader. He defeated Donald Trump ally Sen. David Perdue by teaming up with a Black reverend associated with the late civil rights

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Georgia Dems Relied Heavily on Massive Corporate War Chest to Cinch Historic Election

Democrats’ massive war chest came in no small part from hefty contributions from corporate America, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and AT&T.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Georgia Election Feature photo

In order to beat GOP incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia Senate elections, Democrats had to spend big, raising hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. The two Georgia Senate elections — called today for the Democrats — were easily the most costly in history, amounting to nearly $830 million in total ($468 million

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Midterm Scoreboard Reveals Massive Influence of Pro-Israel PACs on Congressional Candidates

The scoreboard presents 29 bills and resolutions that were introduced on behalf of Israel, some openly drafted by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Kathryn Shihadah
Alison Weir
By Kathryn Shihadah
And Alison Weir
Chuck Schumer | Israel

A detailed scoreboard on candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives shows that 28 pro-Israel PACs and numerous pro-Israel individuals have given candidates millions of dollars in campaign contributions. The scoreboard presents 29 bills and resolutions that were introduced on behalf of Israel. 20 passed into law or on-record

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Lawsuit: Trump Using New Citizenship Question on Census to Raise Campaign Cash

Republican President Donald Trump – days before his Commerce Department announced the Census Bureau’s citizenship questions – used his approval of the query as a tactic to raise campaign cash.

Mark Gruenberg
By Mark Gruenberg
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township, Pa., Saturday, March 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

NEW YORK — Not content with intimidating Hispanic-named people with a loaded citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census, Republican President Donald Trump – 10 days before his Commerce Department announced its decision – used his approval of the query as a tactic to raise campaign cash. Trump then repeated his boast in yet another fundraising

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Was Nicolas Sarkozy’s Role in Taking Out Gaddafi More Personal than Geopolitical?

While the other nations were primarily involved in Libya’s destruction for geopolitical and economic reasons, Sarkozy may have been chiefly interested in saving his own skin – an effort that may have been all for naught, depending on how the French investigation proceeds.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pose during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris in December, 2007. (Patrick Hertzog/AP)

PARIS – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was arrested Tuesday and indicted last night on charges related to the illegal funding of his successful 2007 campaign for president. The investigation, which began nearly five years ago, has focused on illegal campaign contributions Sarkozy’s campaign received from Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader

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The DNC Has Fanned The Flames Of Grassroots Anger By Electing Tom Perez

Establishment Democrats did not want Ellison, a former Sanders surrogate and a black Muslim American, to be the chair.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, right, and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who was named deputy chairman, listen to a question from the media during a press conference at the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP/Branden Camp)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Establishment Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez to chair the Democratic National Committee. They defeated Representative Keith Ellison and survived a push from the grassroots to take a meaningful step to transform the Democratic Party into a real and actual opposition party. DNC

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