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Polls show corporate giving policies changing after Jan. 6 Some may ban donations to those who foment violence May 11, 2021 11:09 AM By Megan R. Wilson A number of corporate PACs are tightening their donation standards including barring contributions to candidates who foment violence as they move to resume giving after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Surveys by two business groups suggest political action committees are revamping their donation policies but are hesitant to impose long-term giving bans on all the 147 GOP lawmakers who objected to the election of President Joe Biden. The...

Ex-prosecutor will work on civil rights, other issues His former Hill aide, Cissy Jackson, will also join firm May 3, 2021 2:23 PM By MeganR. Wilson Former Sen. Doug Jones has joined Arent Fox as counsel in its government relations and government enforcement and white collar groups. Jones, an Alabama Democrat, left Capitol Hill in January after losing re-election to the seat he won narrowly in a 2017 special election. At the firm, he’ll focus on issues relating to the national security, health care, and financial services industries. He’ll draw on his congressional exper...

Internet companies cite safety, privacy concerns Retailers pushing the bipartisan effort on the Hill April 29, 2021 10:46 AM By Megan R. Wilson A proposal to curtail counterfeit and stolen goods being sold on the web provoked a pitched battle on Capitol Hill, with manufacturers and brick-and-mortar retailers squaring off with marketplaces such as Amazon.com Inc., Etsy Inc., and eBay Inc.. The high-powered lobbying fight is over a measure (S. 936) that would require third-party marketplaces — internet platforms that connect sellers to buyers — to verify the identity and ...

GOP holds narrow advantage in line drawing Process slowed by Census data release delay April 28, 2021 11:01 AM By Greg Giroux The Census Bureau’s release of congressional seat apportionment figures shifts the spotlight to the intensely political process of drawing the district lines. Redistricting, performed by state legislatures or independent commissions, will set up the fight for the House for the next decade, starting with the first midterms under President Joe Biden. “The real drama has yet to come — when the ink starts to dry on the maps that we actually see,�...

Airline PAC initially halted giving after Jan. 6 Capitol riots PAC gave contribution to election objector on key panel April 8, 2021 5:31 PM By Kenneth P. Doyle and Mary Schlangenstein JetBlue Airways Corp. is defending its decision to make a PAC contribution to a lawmaker who objected to the presidential vote certification in January, saying it was resuming donations to candidates who are relevant to its business. The company had “temporarily paused candidate contributions to understand how PAC contributors wanted to move forward in the current political climate,” said ...