About a year ago when Boehner announced his departure from Congress, USA Today surmised the Speaker could “cash in as a lobbyist.” Not even a year after retiring, Boehner is now cashing checks thanks to his work on behalf of myriad special interests.
Continue readingClose races, party leaders attract early money for 2016 House races
A small handful of House members and candidates, nearly all Republicans, have already raised more than $1 million each in the 2016 election cycle.
Continue readingIt’s not just Bill Shuster: We need better lobbying disclosure
While the Shuster-Rubino story tells us much about Shuster, there’s a much wider world of information on lobbying that needs to be disclosed.
Continue readingDo-or-die for FOIA reform: FTC, other agencies trying to stall it to death
It's the end of the legislative year, and it's do-or-die time for passing the FOIA Improvement Act.
Continue readingThe committee scramble: Who has been paying their dues?
Giving back to the party is an important hurdle for party leadership. Sunlight's analysis of the most generous members finds some surprises.
Continue readingEyes on leadership: Members raising more than they need
It's two weeks until election day and most candidates are raising and spending like mad. Some incumbents, however, are going the extra mile and doling out hundreds of thousands helping their colleagues along the fundraising trail.
Continue readingNew Koch brothers PAC the biggest fundraiser of Q3
A new Koch brothers group raised $15 million in the third quarter of campaign 2014, the most of any committee that filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday.
Continue readingFollowing the influence at today’s AT&T-DirecTV merger hearings
Some of the lawmakers who are grilling AT&T and DirecTV today about a proposed merger got campaign money from ... guess who?
Continue readingBig step for public access to legislation
The House Appropriations Committee made a major move towards improving public access to information, announcing new, machine-readable bulk data on legislation will be available soon.
Continue readingIt’s AMA v. AARP as Senate votes on docs’ Medicare fees
Doctors face a big cut in Medicare fees today, so the Senate, in what's become an annual ritual, scheduled a vote to spare them. The AMA urges a "no" vote, while AARP wants a "yes" - who will win?
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