by jmerritt | Apr 7, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — Buried in Trump’s FY2027 budget is funding for a new FBI-led unit called the NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center, a ten-agency operation dedicated to proactively identifying Americans the government classifies as “domestic terrorists.” In reality, it’s just...
by jmerritt | Apr 6, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Last week, the Capital Research Center’s InfluenceWatch Friday was an all-green sweep. Every single profile was a conservation or climate organization. Organizations that protect land, track emissions, and fund grassroots environmental work were treated as threats to...
by jmerritt | Apr 3, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has no problem manufacturing outrage about the legitimate work of nonprofits and civil society, fed by dark-money operatives at the Capital Research Center. But when it comes to the most corrupt...
by jmerritt | Apr 1, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Another week, another reminder that the Capital Research Center is not a serious research organization. It’s a partisan hit operation — and this week, it published the quiet part out loud. On Sunday, CRC re-published an essay by Steven F. Hayward arguing that...
by jmerritt | Mar 27, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is using his committee’s power to investigate a progressive influencer program over alleged campaign finance concerns, even as documented evidence of foreign money flowing to MAGA media figures and a...