A 2025 Public Citizen report found that a majority of corporations known to have donated to the White House ballroom were represented by three lobbying firms: Miller Strategies, Ballard Partners, and Michael Best Strategies.
January 01, 2025
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statistical
Summary finding from a 2025 Public Citizen report that analyzed lobby disclosure forms and lobbying records.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Ballard Partners represented 11 corporations that donated to the White House ballroom, including Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Comcast, Extremity Care, Hard Rock International, NextEra Energy, Palantir, Reynolds American, Ripple, T-Mobile, and Vantive.
January 01, 2025
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statistical
List of donor clients attributed to Ballard Partners in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Miller Strategies represented six corporations that donated to the White House ballroom: Altria, Apple, Comcast, Micron Technology, Palantir, and Tether.
January 01, 2025
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statistical
List of donor clients attributed to Miller Strategies in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Michael Best Strategies represented five corporations that donated to the White House ballroom: Hard Rock International, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Ripple, and T-Mobile.
January 01, 2025
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statistical
List of donor clients attributed to Michael Best Strategies in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman consolidated his control of Saudi Arabia in 2017 following a purge of high-level government officials.
January 01, 2017
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historical
Political consolidation in Saudi Arabia associated with a 2017 purge of senior officials.
Larry Summers is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
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organizational_role
Current professional affiliation and role.
Larry Summers is a board member at OpenAI.
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organizational_role
Current corporate governance role.
Larry Summers is a University Professor at Harvard University and serves as director of the Mossavar‑Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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organizational_role
Academic and administrative roles at Harvard University.
Jeffrey E. Epstein was convicted of having sex with an underaged woman.
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legal
Criminal conviction associated with financier Jeffrey E. Epstein.
The White House Correspondents' Association opposes efforts to restrict journalists' access to areas within the White House communications operations that have historically been open for newsgathering.
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temporal
Organizational position regarding press access to established newsgathering areas within the White House.
Credentialed White House journalists have historically been permitted to enter Room 140, often called 'Upper Press,' near the Oval Office on short notice to speak with senior officials.
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temporal
Describes customary access practice for credentialed reporters to a specific White House space used for informal newsgathering.