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Analysis
Big Tech Lobbies for a Seat at the Table as the 119th Congress Sets Its Tech Policy Priorities
Meta, ByteDance, and others poured more than $17.5 million into lobbying blitz between January and March 2025...
Reports
Another Look at the Price of Power
How Legislative Leaders Are Trapped on a Relentless Fundraising Treadmill to Pay Party Dues...
Reports
Flooding the Gap
How Big Tech’s Failures Empowered Foreign Adversaries and Undermined the 2024 U.S. Election...
Analysis
The 118th Congress’ Fundraising Treadmill
12 key numbers to know about the money raised by lawmakers for the 2024 election...
Issue One in the Media
NOTUS: Trump Critics Play the 1776 Card in The Wall Street Journal
Associated Press: Hegseth orders suspension of Pentagon’s offensive cyberoperations against Russia
The Guardian: Parents are desperate to protect kids on social media. Why did the US let a safety bill die?
Politico: Mark Zuckerberg and Meta got a big win. They have the House GOP to thank.
The Reform Compass
The Reform Compass delivers commentary from the Issue One team on major issues impacting American democracy — from strengthening our nation’s critical election infrastructure to reining in Big Tech.
Check The Exec
We're calling on Congress to reaffirm their constitutional authority under Article I and reject any attempt to shift power permanently into one branch of government, or worse, unaccountable private hands.