After unexpectedly calling it quits, new fundraising invites show Trump's big money joint fundraising agreement with the GOP is back in action.
Continue readingThe final stretch: The big-spending super PACs behind Hillary Clinton
If the story of Donald Trump’s supporting super PACs is one of disarray and infighting with underwhelming financial results, the story of Hillary Clinton’s super PACs is one of total domination.
Continue readingA Democratic outside group finally outspent Jeb Bush’s big-money super PAC
For the first time, Donald Trump is actually getting hit by a strong opposition super PAC campaign.
Continue readingN.Y. attorney general probes Trump nonprofit, turns a blind eye to Clinton Foundation
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, just confirmed his investigation into the Trump Foundation, but there is a glaring omission in his watchdog agenda: the Clinton Foundation.
Continue readingMcCutcheon decision has allowed at least $39 million more in presidential election so far
Sunlight estimates that at least $39 million more has flowed into the presidential fundraising committees than would have if aggregate campaign finance limits still existed today.
Continue readingFederal court ruling extends FOIA’s reach to private messaging systems
Public business is public business, regardless of where a public service conducts it. That's the essential conclusion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which issued a decision this week reversing a lower court's ruling. The opinion held that a federal agency cannot shield records from search or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by storing them in a private email account controlled by the agency head.
Continue readingAs FBI concludes Clinton email investigation, larger questions linger
Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email while serving as secretary of state raises serious questions about transparency and accountability Today,... View Article
Continue readingFollowing the money behind the nearly $500 million 2016 Democratic primary
Sunlight estimates the Democratic primary resulted in about $445 million spent by Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, as well as their allied super PACs and other groups.
Continue readingHow political megadonors can give almost $500,000 with a single check
Joint fundraising committees are sprouting up in American politics, allowing wealthy donors to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars with a single check. Here's how they work.
Continue readingWhat a State Department’s inspector general can tell us about open government
The release of a critical report by the State Department’s inspector general on Hillary Clinton’s email practices answers questions that have lingered since last March — and raises new ones.
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