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Michael Beckel

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.@IssueOneReform & @IssueOneAction research director. Investigating #darkmoney. Defending elections. Protecting democracy. 🦋 @mjbeckel 🦋

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Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers and the FEC thereformcompass.substack.com/p/trump-inaugu…

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The latest "Meet the #FacesOfDemocracy" Q&A from Issue One features Wendy Sartory Link of Palm Beach County, Florida. She discusses the importance of community outreach & the need for consistent federal funding of elections infrastructure issueone.org/interviews/mee…

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Cool event tomorrow night in Bozeman, Montana, about a novel idea to undo #CitizensUnited and end #darkmoney spending in politics 👇

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One thing the FEC hasn't been able to do since it hasn't had a quorum for nearly 5 months: Audit the inaugural committee of President Trump, which underreported its receipts by ~$3M and improperly attributed multiple contributions thereformcompass.substack.com/p/trump-inaugu…

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💡Former Republican Senator and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: “The majority of the Republican Party ... they have failed on so much of this. I hope they find some new courage, and I think they will. I think this president, if he keeps going the way he is going with an

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Exciting virtual #campaignfinance event on TUESDAY hosted by American Progress: "Undoing #CitizensUnited and Reining in Super PACs," featuring former Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Jeff Mangan, Sarah Haan, Tom Moore & Ben Olinsky americanprogress.org/events/undoing…

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Come learn more about the "Montana Plan" to undo #CitizensUnited through corporate charter reform at a virtual event TOMORROW at 1 PM ET, featuring former Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Tom Moore & others americanprogress.org/events/undoing…

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🚨Our new book MASTER PLAN is now out - it exposes never-before-seen documents & photos exposing the secret plot to legalize corruption. You may think you know the story of corruption, but you don’t. Nobody has known the full story because the details were secret - until now👇

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When public officials cash in on pay-to-play politics, our democracy pays the price. Issue One's latest Corruption Chronicles index tracks the deals, donors, and dollars defining Trump’s second term issueone.org/articles/the-c…

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"Hands Off Our Elections: States and Congress, Not Presidents, Set the Rules," writes Issue One Policy Director Michael McNulty in The Fulcrum thefulcrum.us/governance-leg…

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How has President Donald Trump been profiteering from public office and selling access and influence in Washington? Issue One counts the ways issueone.org/articles/the-c…

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President Trump’s second term is a case study in profiteering from public office. Our democracy shouldn’t be a vehicle for personal enrichment. issueone.org/articles/the-c…

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Seven of the largest tech, AI, and social media companies spent a combined $50 MILLION on federal lobbying during the first nine months of 2025, new docs show. That's an average of nearly $400,000 for every day that Congress has been in session! issueone.org/articles/big-t…

Seven of the largest tech, AI, and social media companies spent a combined $50 MILLION on federal lobbying during the first nine months of 2025, new docs show.

That's an average of nearly $400,000 for every day that Congress has been in session!

issueone.org/articles/big-t…
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Meta spent a record $19.7 million on federal lobbying during the first three quarters of 2025. To date, Meta has hired 87 lobbyists — roughly one for every six members of Congress. issueone.org/articles/big-t…

Meta spent a record $19.7 million on federal lobbying during the first three quarters of 2025.

To date, Meta has hired 87 lobbyists — roughly one for every six members of Congress.

issueone.org/articles/big-t…