U.S. Senate

Labor Watch
Lessons in How to Run a Congressional Investigation from Bobby Kennedy
In the U.S. House of Representatives, the new majority Republicans are eager to pursue all manner of investigations into potentially corrupt activities by the Biden administration and its institutional liberal…
by Michael Watson on February 6, 2023

Green Watch
Big Green in the White House—and the States [REPOST]
Climate activists know full well that the environmental victories under the Biden administration can also be reversed under a future administration. That’s why they are working to maintain their grip…
by Hayden Ludwig, Kevin Mooney on December 30, 2022

Special Report
Lessons from the 2022 Midterms: Playing to Win the Game
Despite recapturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans were disappointed by the outcome of the midterm elections. Instead of a “red wave” sweeping GOP candidates into offices…
by Michael Watson on December 7, 2022

Green Watch
Big Green in the White House—and the States
Climate activists know full well that the environmental victories under the Biden administration can also be reversed under a future administration. That’s why they are working to maintain their grip…
by Hayden Ludwig, Kevin Mooney on November 4, 2022

Green Watch
“Green” Mega-Donors Funding Key Senate Battleground Races
Green Senate 2022 doesn’t have a website or online presence, but this new political action committee (PAC) is funneling tens of thousands of dollars to key Democrats in Georgia, North…
by Hayden Ludwig, Kevin Mooney on August 29, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: Three Rivers of Money
On May 4, 2022, a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing on “Laws and Enforcement Governing the Political Activities of Tax Exempt Entities.” Scott Walter,…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: “Dark Money”
One of the largest challenges posed by the phrase “dark money” is that there is no clear definition of it. Politicians use the term with no legal precision but only…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: Dangers of Donor Disclosure
The story of the harms of donor disclosure in the modern era must highlight harassment of the NAACP. In the 1950s, Alabama attempted to force the NAACP to provide state…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: Lois Lerner
Final investigations by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and the Senate Finance Committee both concluded that the initial assessments of political targeting by the IRS were, in fact,…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Featured Items
Capital Research, July/August 2022
In the July/August 2022 issue, organized labor wields enormous power in California, Pierre Omidyar’s political machine is exposed, Scott Walter testifies before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on the political activities…
by CRC Staff on August 16, 2022