Photo: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Speaking at a CNP meeting hosted in Naples, Florida in May 2021

Recordings and Materials From Council for National Policy Meetings

Dozens of recordings and documents obtained by Documented reveal what happens behind closed doors at CNP meetings

November 10 2021

Documented · Exxon Lobbyist Sees No "Catastrophic, Inevitable Risk" From Climate Change

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Exxon Lobbyist Sees No "Catastrophic, Inevitable Risk" From Climate Change

During a November 9, 2021 presentation to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), Exxon lobbyist Erik Oswald downplayed the impact of climate change, telling the crowd "Is it catastrophic, inevitable risk? Not to my mind."

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 27: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leaves the U.S. Capitol after a vote October 27, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Manchin’s Secret Meeting With Coal Barons and Climate Deniers at a Luxury Golf Resort

November 1 2021|By Nick Surgey

Donald Trump Speaking at the Council for National Policy, October 2020.

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Documented Research on the Council for National Policy Featured in Major Washington Post Investigation

October 25 2021|By Nick Surgey

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL.

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TPUSA Launches Project Targeting School Board Members

August 20 2021|By Nick Surgey

North Dakota and Tennessee Secretaries of State.

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Republican Secretaries of State Flew to D.C. This Summer to Scheme With Voter Suppression Advocates

August 11 2021|By Nick Surgey & Jamie Corey

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Voting Rights

Google, Deloitte, and Citigroup quietly collaborate with GOP group pushing voter suppression

May 17 2021|By Nick Surgey & Judd Legum

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Heritage Action Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills

Video obtained by Documented and shared with Mother Jones reveals Heritage Foundation's political arm bragging about pushing voter suppression bills.

Published: May 13 2021

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Google, Deloitte, and Citigroup quietly collaborate with GOP group pushing voter suppression

Several corporations supporting voting rights publicly are funding and collaborating with a top GOP group advocating voter suppression laws.

May 17 2021|By Nick Surgey & Judd Legum

Lisa Nelson ALEC Election Efforts

Lisa Nelson speaks with members at the Council for National Policy about efforts ALEC is taking with state legislators to question "the validity of an election."

Published: October 26 2020

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Conservative Operatives Float Plan to Place Retired Military, Police Officers as GOP Poll Watchers on Election Day

On election day in November, some polling places could be patrolled by off-duty police officers and veterans, according to a plan hatched by Republican operatives.

April 12 2020|By Nick Surgey & Lee Fang

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the "Rally to Protect Our Elections" hosted by Turning Point Action at Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.

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TPUSA Launches Project Targeting School Board Members

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Charlie Kirk speaking at the "Rally to Protect Our Elections" hosted by Turning Point Action. July 24, 2021. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore/The Star News Network

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TPUSA Is Launching An "America-First Education" Program to Indoctrinate 5 Year Olds

Turning Point Academy will launch later this year, training thousands of K-12 teachers to teach a TPUSA curriculum, bringing the culture war to the kindergarten

March 25 2021|By Nick Surgey

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Candace Owens pushes climate change denial at TPUSA Student Action Summit. July 2021

Candace Owens: "If you can pollute the minds of the youth, you can create government activists for tomorrow."

Published: October 23 2021

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Charlie Kirk of TPUSA Calls School Board Members "Parasites"

Kirk: “Similar to a virus that was in our country before we realized it, these school boards were infected by parasites who wish to teach your children a series of ideologies that are so harmful to who we are as Americans.”

Published: November 18 2021

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Turning Point USA 2019 tax filing

TPUSA revenue increased from $2m in 2015 to almost $40m in 2020. During this period, TPUSA and its CEO Charlie Kirk developed a close mutually beneficial relationship with the Trump family.

Published: October 27 2021

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Why Has the Non-Profit National Center for Housing Management Given $235k to the Trump-Supporting Youth Group, Turning Point USA?

The National Center for Housing Management is a 501(c)(3) non-profit created in 1972 by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

August 27 2019|By Nick Surgey

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Ed Feulner speech at CNP event, providing previously unknown history of the roots of CNP

Speech from May 2021 Council for National Policy Meeting by Heritage Foundation founder and former president Edwin J. Feulner. Speech first reported by the Washington Post Magazine.