Sludge produces investigative journalism on lobbying and money in politics. We look beyond public records and disclosures to reveal the hidden networks and conflicts of interest that drive systemic corruption.
Sludge reports on the ways industries launder their agendas through independent groups, the power maps of corporate networks that extend deep into government, how concentrated economic powers dictate public policy, and more. We scour traditional lobbying disclosures and campaign contributions, but our primary focus is all the ways that money influences politics that don’t fit established patterns and often don’t have to be disclosed.
- Real Estate Industry Bankrolls Cuomo Super PAC
- PhRMA Spends Record Lobbying Sum to Keep Drug Prices High
- Trump Allies Cash In: Lobbying Firms With Administration Ties Report Surge in Revenues
- Trump’s Top Inaugural Donor Is Poultry Company Fined for Price Fixing and Antitrust Violations
- Fossil Fuel and Finance Donors Pour Millions Into House GOP War Chest
- As Activists Rally, Jeffries Rakes in Finance Industry Cash
- Republicans Are Just Wrong About the SAVE Act and Real ID
- Congressional Leaders Warning of ‘Insider Trading’ Could Have Banned Officials From Stock Trading
- Granholm Cashes In
- House Republicans Vote to Kill the CFPB’s $5 Overdraft Fee Cap
- Trump Picks Apollo Co-Founder’s Son for DFC After Firm Shows Interest in X Debt
- Peter Thiel Ally in Line to Oversee Drug (De-)Regulation
- MTG Bought Treasuries Ahead of Market Crash
- Republicans Push SAVE Act Vote, Potentially Disenfranchising Millions
- SpaceX Poised for Massive Profit From Pentagon Rocket Initiative
