Sludge produces investigative journalism on lobbying and money in politics. We look beyond public records and disclosures to reveal the hidden networks and conflicts of interest that drive systemic corruption.
Sludge reports on the ways industries launder their agendas through independent groups, the power maps of corporate networks that extend deep into government, how concentrated economic powers dictate public policy, and more. We scour traditional lobbying disclosures and campaign contributions, but our primary focus is all the ways that money influences politics that don’t fit established patterns and often don’t have to be disclosed.
- Sen. Mark Warner, Palantir Critic, Took $37k From the Company’s CEO
- K Street’s Trump Boom
- These Cities and States Hold Contracts With ICE
- Companies ‘Honor’ Trump With Kennedy Center Donations
- Foreign Interests Are Paying Millions to a Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm
- Crypto, AI, and AIPAC Set up to Smash Super PAC Spending Records
- Hudson River Park Trust to End Longstanding ICE Contract Following Sludge Report
- No Labels’ Israel Push Follows Foreign Agent Work by Spouse’s Firm
- The Companies Behind ICE
- GOP Leader’s Family Buys xAI Stock Days Before Pentagon Integration
- GOP Stock Trading Bill Leaves Glaring Conflicts Untouched
- Right-Wing Group Trains State Lawmakers to Cut the Safety Net
- Democratic Ad Firm Works to Protect Insurance Company Profits
- House Dems Gave Millions in ‘Dark Money’ to AIPAC-Linked 314 Action
- Musk-Linked ‘Dark Money’ Group Got a $75 Million Anonymous Donation
