From opensecrets, which is a research group. It tracks the money, the lobbying, the conflicts of interest, both real and potential, the effect that all of this money has on elections and indeed on policy. Sarah, hello, and thank you forjoining us. I am so happy to be here. Well, its really good to talk to you because, as i was saying, you really do know about this stuff. And i think probably the place to start is with the basics, actually. So how does it work . Who can Donate Money, who typically does Donate Money . And you think of all those small Amounts that people are allowed to give kind of talk us through what the process is. Yeah, sure. So anyone who is an american citizen can donate to american politicians. But ultimately, you know, i youre not going to give 25 to a politician when youre. In the lower income brackets. You need that 25 to pay your Electric Bill or to buy some. Bread or whatever, i so were talking more about people of means. And thatsjust for the small donors. Th
And Coming Up in sport later in the hour on the Bbc News Channel there is a losing start for englands netballers in New Zealand. The world champions, too strong for the Commonwealth Champions in christchurch. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The business secretarys been holding crisis talks with Energy Firms this morning, amid worries of big rises to Energy Bills in the coming weeks. Five smaller Energy Suppliers have already gone bust, unable to cope with a 70 hike in the cost of wholesale gas since august. Its understood the government is considering offering Emergency State backed loans to companies. 0fgem has confirmed British Gas has agreed to take on an extra 350,000 customers from the collapsed firm peoples energy. And the uks sixth largest Energy Company, bulb, is seeking new funds to try to stay afloat. Downing street says it wants to fix the issues as fast as it can. Our Business Correspondent Emma simpson reports. Gas, the cornerstone of our Energy Supply a
Hello and welcome. Passengers who arre fully vaccinated against Covid 19 will be able to fly into the us from anywhere in the world from november, bringing an end the series of Travel Bans first imposed by Donald Trump 18 Months ago. The White House said today travelers will have to show proof of having been fully vaccinated and will need to take a test three days prior to travel. They will also have to wear a mask for the Journey And Share details for contact tracing, but will not need to quarantine. It is good news for families, great news for business, an absolute boon for the Ariline Industry the transatlantic routes are some of the most lucrative. In recent Months, Passengers Number were 85 down on where they were Pre Pandemic. Im joined now by Gary Odonoghue in washingotn. Iam very i am very much looking forward to my invite. I am i am very much looking forward to my invite. Iam not i am very much looking forward to my invite. I am not the only one, because i have a statement fro
In the Central Belt of scotland, now getting one or two thunderstorms with those downpours. It has been particularly wet around lothian and the Borders Into Fife as well, more downpours to come here, and further south we are starting to see these showers breaking out across southern parts of england, they will be slow moving, heavy and thundery, the threat of some local flooding, and we could get showers into east anglia. There will be some sunshine around as well, but despite that sunshine, and those lighter winds, temperatures are not as high as they should be at this time of the year. There is heavy, thundery downpours that do develop this afternoon will develop into this evening before gradually fading away overnight. Some clearer spells developing, a little mist here and there, and temperature should remain in double figures, typically 13 in towns and cities. Heading into tomorrow we have got the prospect of more dry weather around for more of the country, and more sunshine too. C
Documents obtained by the bbc suggest David Cameron made around £7 million from the failed Finance Company greensill. Celebrations as scotland lifts almost all its remaining Coronavirus Restrictions. And a heroes welcome for the last of the Team Gb athletes to return home from success in tokyo. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel Lionel Messi leaves barcelona after 21 years, but will he land at Charles De Gaul Airport to play at Paris St Germain . Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. We are changing the earths climate in unprecedented and irreversible ways, risking widespread devastation, heatwaves, floods and droughts. Todays report from the international panel on Climate Change a group of the worlds leading scientists warns Climate Change is happening now, and it is unequivocally the result of Human Activity. The head of the un has called it a Code Red for humanity. It warns that temperatures are likely to rise by more than 1. 5 Degrees Celsius above pre industrial lev