InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
Wyss Foundation
The Hub Project: Hiding Ties to the Wyss Foundation
The story begins in 2015 when the consulting firm Civitas Public Affairs Group produced a private report for the Wyss Foundation, the philanthropy vehicle of Swiss-born Hansjörg Wyss.[1] The report outlined…
The Hub Project: A Foundation with a Lobbying Arm
Enter the Berger Action Fund, founded in 2007 as the Wyss Action Fund and perhaps the most unusual piece of the puzzle. Foundations are typically wary of associating themselves with 501(c)(4)…
Foreign Money in Federal and State Elections
On May 29, 2024, Scott Walter testified about foreign money in elections and other challenges to election integrity before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs.
Testimony on Foreign Money in Elections
An overwhelming majority of Americans want foreign money kept out of our elections, and existing federal and state laws partially bar this outrageous intrusion, but loopholes remain, and abuses continue.
CRC Exposes Democratic Scheme to Use Charity to Get New Voters
Parker Thayer of the Capital Research Center brings a corrupt tale that is all too common in Washington, DC. For two years, Thayer investigated the Voter Registration Project, a nonprofit…
CRC in the News: ‘Nonpartisan’ Voter Registration Org Is Actually A Dem Get Out The Vote Machine, Report Says
Last week, Jason Cohen of the Daily Caller News Foundation featured research from CRC’s Parker Thayer in an exclusive article exposing the use of charitable organizations for political purposes. Cohen…
Scott Walter Testifies Before the Senate Budget Committee
Testifying before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, argued (c)(4) “dark money” is not a big deal in American politics, but if anyone…
Written Statement on “Dark Money” in the Climate Debate
Yesterday, Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on “dark money” in the climate debate. He observed that “dark money” in our…
Transcript of Scott Walter’s Testimony Before the Senate Budget Committee
Transcript of Scott Walter's oral testimony before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, in which he argued that “dark money” is not a big deal in American politics. “Dark money” and…