Donald Trump has doled out almost $1 million in personal contributions to other candidates and committees, while Carly Fiorina has contributed a little over $183,000.
Continue readingNew political committee backed by Republican Governors Association takes root in Kentucky
New ads funded by the Republican Governors Association will hit the Kentucky airwaves Wednesday, as an offshoot of the RGA ramps up the war of words in the state’s toss-up gubernatorial election.
Continue readingA little more conversation, a little less action at the FEC
An unusual move by two of the FEC's Democratic commissioners to petition their own agency to take up a rule-making process on dark money and Citizens United was met with skepticism by Republicans.
Continue readingCommon Core advocates dominate early messaging in Iowa
A Washington nonprofit devoted to ginning up support for the Common Core standards has bought the lion's share of early TV ads in Iowa.
Continue readingImpact America hits New Hampshire Gov. Hassan on budget
A murky nonprofit is pouring a million dollars into the New Hampshire airwaves, attacking Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan's fiscal record.
Continue readingIntroducing Sunlight’s presidential committee tracker
To help White House watchers tracking the millions of dollars at play in next year’s election, Sunlight’s added a new feature to follow political committees supporting known, and likely, presidential candidates.
Continue readingTexas bill the latest revolving door measure to flounder
Revolving door safeguards are meant to ensure that policymakers are acting in their constituents' best interests — not their future employers'. But legislation to support this idea has floundered recently.
Continue readingMuch of Northrop Grumman’s Washington influence flies under the radar
Northrup Grumman spends millions on lobbying and campaign contributions — but those only tell part of the story.
Continue readingNike-backed group pushes Trans-Pacific Partnership in Oregon
Oregon Jobs Through Trade, a nonprofit backed by apparel companies Columbia and Nike, is flooding TV markets in Eugene and Portland with ads touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership's economic benefits.
Continue readingThe Political One Percent of the One Percent: Megadonors fuel rising cost of elections in 2014
In the 2014 elections, 31,976 donors — equal to roughly one percent of one percent of the total population of the United States — accounted for an astounding $1.18 billion in disclosed political contributions at the federal level.
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