Katya Schwenk

A cadre of lawyers tied to conservative activist Leonard Leo is spearheading a series of legal attacks on voting rights in critical swing states. The operation aims to suppress voters, with the potential to tip the scales during the election this fall.

Texas is about to open its business courts, a new legal system backed by Big Oil that is expected to have immediate impacts on environmental cases in the state. The courts' judges were hand-picked by Gov. Greg Abbott, a major recipient of oil industry cash.

On September 1, Texas will open new business courts, heavily influenced by Big Oil, with judges handpicked by Governor Greg Abbott, many of whom have deep ties to the fossil fuel industry.

“We have authority to sue,” one Department of Justice attorney said Thursday, “and we’ve used it.”

As students head back to school, one of the world’s largest payment processors is fighting accusations of upcharging parents for school meals.

Trump’s promise to appoint Musk could make the billionaire CEO eligible for a special tax benefit available only to government officials.

Republican senator Mike Lee is blocking the appointment of the head of the Office of Government Ethics until after Inauguration Day. The tactic is meant to give Donald Trump the power to handpick his own ethics overseer if he wins the election.

Last year, Arizona voters passed a ballot measure that requires dark money groups funding political advertising to reveal the source of their money. Now it has become the target for corporate interests trying to limit campaign finance laws.

A top financial executive and potential Treasury secretary declares war on federal consumer watchdogs to ensure consumers can't easily switch banks for better options.

Facilitating more than $3 billion in total election-related bets during this election season, political betting markets are poised to win big from Trump administration ties and policies.