Tag: Koch brothers

A retreat for hundreds of donors who pledged at least $100,000 to Koch-related groups. (Wikimedia Commons)

GOP mega-contributor Koch holds donor summit

Robert King · July 30, 2016 7:39 pm

Freedom Partners, a group that advocates free-market policies and has been linked to the billionaire brothers who run Koch Industries, estimated that the gross federal debt will be nearly a quarter higher in 2040 than the Congressional Budget Office estimated earlier Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Koch-linked group argues debt is rising faster than feds estimate

Joseph Lawler · July 12, 2016 7:45 pm

Charles Koch won't support Donald Trump but says he will back Republican congressional candidates. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

Koch: Deciding between Trump, Clinton akin to selecting ‘cancer or heart attack’

Al Weaver · July 12, 2016 3:43 pm

Chairman of the board of Americans for Prosperity David Koch speaks at the Defending the American Dream summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Washington Secrets

Twitter rants against NRA, Kochs, Trump retweeted by top FEC Dem

Paul Bedard · July 6, 2016 7:43 pm

Paul Singer took aim at Donald Trump, calling the ongoing race a "difficult time if not a bleak time for conservatives," although he believes the GOP will rise up after the election. (AP Photo)

Top donor Singer to skip GOP convention

Al Weaver · June 15, 2016 5:27 pm

The legislation, the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, would prohibit the IRS from requiring tax-exempt organizations to disclose contributors’ information in the Form 990 that they submit. (AP Photo)

Kochs invoke free speech in backing IRS donor bill

Joseph Lawler · June 14, 2016 4:01 am

Trump's team requested the meeting and representatives of the Koch's political network agreed to meet, said James Davis, a spokesman for Freedom Partners. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg, File)

Trump campaign to meet with Kochs political network

Ryan Lovelace · June 8, 2016 8:38 pm

The Senate Finance Committee approved the re-nomination of Charles Blahous to be a public trustee for Social Security and Medicare by a vote of 14 to 12. (Bloomberg File)

Senate advances nominee portrayed as Koch stooge by Democrats

Joseph Lawler · June 8, 2016 3:25 pm

Former Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey smiles ahead as a U.S. flag drapes behind him.

Koch brothers jump to Toomey’s defense with $3 million ad buy

Al Weaver · May 26, 2016 9:21 pm

Environmentalists point out that there is plenty of time for supporters of fossil fuels to get behind Trump. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Energy and Environment

Greens: Trump seeking to woo Kochs with energy speech

John Siciliano · May 25, 2016 8:01 pm

David Koch was the Libertarian Party's vice presidential nominee in 1980 on a ticket that received 1.1 percent of the vote. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Spokesman: Koch brothers not funding Libertarian presidential campaign

Al Weaver · May 19, 2016 6:14 pm

Attacks on the Koch brothers included death threats, said a company lawyer. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Washington Secrets

Kochs blame FEC’s Ravel for ‘horrific’ death, firebombing threats

Paul Bedard · May 17, 2016 10:02 pm