As Congress weighed a sweeping, decades-long ban on state regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) — a move heavily backed by Big Tech — the industry’s biggest players poured record-breaking sums…
A hallmark of the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House has been his repeated sidestepping of longstanding, anti-corruption safeguards. “President Trump’s unprecedented disregard…
We’ve come a long way from the days when Donald Trump called cryptocurrency a “scam.” The president who courted crypto investors during the 2024 campaign, raked in millions from crypto…
Introduction The Founding Fathers rejected being ruled by a king. That’s why they crafted a system of government with three co-equal branches. At its core lies the separation of powers:…
A new Issue One analysis of recently filed federal lobbying reports reveals that major social media and tech giants expanded their lobbying operations on Capitol Hill during the first quarter…
A new Issue One examination of federal campaign finance filings illuminates a slice of the relentless fundraising pressure faced by legislative leaders, focusing on the top Republicans and Democrats on…
The presidential election in 2024 wasn’t the only race setting campaign finance records. Recently filed federal filings illuminate the massive sums House and Senate candidates raised during the 2023-2024 election…
The influence of Big Tech was visible from every angle during inauguration activities in the nation’s capital early this week. While the tech industry has long favored Democrats, Big Tech…
This week, Issue One hosted a panel to dig deeper into our most recent report, “Flooding the Gap: How Big Tech’s Failures Empowered Foreign Adversaries and Undermined the 2024 U.S.…
Jamie Neikrie and Liana Keesing authored this report. Michael Beckel, Angelina Clapp, Alix Fraser, Abigail Gaetz, Oliver Ni, and Claire Woodall contributed to this report.
