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El Salvador kept paying DC lobbyist after claim he was fired
Read full article: El Salvador kept paying DC lobbyist after claim he was firedIn this image take from UNTV video, Nayib Armando Bukele, President of El Salvador, speaks in a pre-recorded video message during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. The tweet was widely shared in El Salvador. More recently, Stryk teamed up with another DC firm, Rational 360, which is run by veteran Democratic operatives including Joe Lockhart. El Salvador in October hired Rational 360 for $65,000 per month. Bukeleās government has also awarded a $780,000 contract to a newly formed U.S.-based entity called Invest El Salvador.
AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot
Read full article: AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riotThe National Football League said it will reconsider its donations but did not commit to suspending them. āWe are re-evaluating our political giving policies through the Gridiron PAC,ā NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the AP in a statement Wednesday. Others, like MLB, have postponed political giving to both political parties altogether. The Office of The Commissioner of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee has donated $669,375 to Senate and House candidates since the 2016 election cycle, with 52.4% of that money going to Republican candidates, according to The Center for Responsive Politics. Since the 2016 election cycle, MLB has made contributions to two senators and nine representatives who were among those opposing certification of Biden's victory.