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Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FEC delays decision on foreign political money
TOP NEWS: The Federal Election Commission mulled over its options to curb foreign political money and chose to punt until... View Article
Continue readingElection agency mulls options to curb foreign political money, punts till summer
The FEC is considering options to curb foreign political money — but punted the actual decision until the summer months.
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 readingFEC draft opinion rules politicians can donate to foreign elections
In response to an inquiry made by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif, the FEC opines that candidates can contribute personal and campaign funds to foreign elections.
Continue readingOpenFEC API makes new itemized data available
Not long after we released our initial how-to introducing the new OpenFEC API, the 18F team announced that they were making even more available. Our followup post introduces some of the new additions and why they're so important.
Continue readingAmong 2016 hopefuls, who’s the biggest political giver?
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 readingOpenFEC makes campaign finance data more accessible with new API: Here’s how to get started
Big news in the campaign finance world: The Federal Election Commission is taking a huge step forward by making data accessible through a modern API. Here's how to get started with this informative new resource.
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 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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