With the formation of Stand ForTruth, Inc., there are now eight super PACs supporting Ted Cruz's presidential bid.
Continue readingTell President Obama: It’s time to shine a light on dark money
An opengov coalition is demanding the president use the tools at his disposal to fight the influx of secret money in our politics — and they need your help.
Continue readingBehind the Clinton campaign: Dark money allies
Dive deeper into the dark money supporting Clinton: the money in groups that don’t have to disclose their donors, moving from those groups to super PACs that support Clinton.
Continue readingBehind the Clinton campaign: Mapping the pro-Hillary super PACs
We're delving deep into Hillary Clinton's money network, investigating the role of dark money groups, super PACs and more in her 2016 run.
Continue readingTwitter pledges to disclose political contributions within 48 hours
Twitter has announced a new policy that its PAC will disclose all contributions within 48 hours. This is perhaps the most rapid disclosure policy adopted by a major U.S. corporation.
Continue readingDonald Trump may be a self-starter, but he’s not self-funded
Donald Trump loves to emphasize his self-funding, but is he really sustaining his 2016 run without any outside support?
Continue readingNew betaFEC website makes it easy to dig into campaign finance data
The newly unveiled betaFEC gives the public easily accessible and understandable campaign finance information.
Continue readingThe difference between super PACs and dark money groups
We hate to complain when we’re hearing great discussion about money in politics, but we’re worried that conflating super PACs and "dark money" could further confuse voters on this important issue.
Continue readingFighting fire with fire: will more party dollars save the system?
Will allowing political parties to raise more money bring about much-needed reform to the current state of campaign finance? Along with other recommendations, this new Brennan Center report thinks yes. Some people are skeptical.
Continue readingTracking presidential campaign cash, Sunlight recaps third quarter finance reports
Yesterday was the deadline for 2016 candidates to file their third quarter campaign finance reports, and while the presidential field... View Article
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