A recently formed dark money group that's airing ads on the proposed nuclear deal with Iran in 20 states has ties to the pro-Israel lobby.
Continue readingNew dark money group to air ad on Iran nuclear deal in 18 states
A newly formed dark money group called "Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran" will begin running ads in at least 18 states, according to public documents.
Continue readingBusiness lobby set to air more ads
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is up with another round of political ads set to begin today in Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa and North Carolina, according to FCC documents.
Continue readingLiberal group to air ‘issue ad’ in Iowa
A left-leaning nonprofit will begin airing ads on the renewable fuel standard in Des Moines on Monday, days after Hillary Clinton wrapped up her first road trip through Iowa as a presidential candidate.
Continue readingLiberal dark money group eyeing Iowa TV ads
A left-leaning dark money group could go up with the first Democratic-allied Iowa ads as early as this weekend, just as Hillary Clinton, the party's presidential frontrunner, called for an end to "unaccountable" money in politics.
Continue readingTravel in the shadows: House reports omit key spending details
For years, the U.S. House of Representatives has published fewer details about how members spent taxpayer dollars than the law specifies.
Continue reading20 House members received more money for mileage than Aaron Schock last year
Some House members have been reimbursed more than $80,000 since 2010 for driving their own car on official business. The practice is legal, though most representatives avoid doing so.
Continue readingASU foundation links utility funds to anti-solar push
The nonprofit fundraising arm of Arizona State University gave $100,000 to a shadowy political group that spent at least $2.4 million on TV ads bashing state candidates who sided with the solar industry during last year's election.
Continue readingAnother Mandel aide runs Ohio-based dark money group
Dexter F. Vaughan, a 27-year-old former staffer for Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel, led a political nonprofit that spent $1 million attacking gubernatorial candidates in Rhode Island and Illinois.
Continue readingFEC provides one stop downloading for committee spending data
The FEC has made new information available in bulk form, a big step forward for investigators and political reporters looking to go through PAC spending line by line.
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