The first half of primary season 2014 draws to a close with a blast of big money and a scare for two congressional veterans.
Continue readingHedge fund millionaires fuel New York super PAC
Politically active hedge fund managers are the financial engine behind a new super PAC that's making a splash in a Republican primary in rural New York.
Continue readingThe money behind the Keystone XL pipeline
Lots of campaign and lobbying spending preceded today's vote in which Mary Landrieu, a vulnerable southern Democrat and chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, looked to silence critics who say she hasn't done enough to advance a vote on Keystone XL.
Continue readingThe influence battle for your child’s lunch
Food processing companies' dollars flow to the campaigns for members on the Appropriations' agriculture subcommittee, some of whom are trying to delay new regulations for healthier school lunches.
Continue readingSpecial interests walk away empty handed in VA-07 primary, but maybe not Eric Cantor
While pundits issue the post-mortem of Cantor's campaign, the American Chemistry Council and a host of PACs are left wondering how all their efforts (read:money) could have been in vain.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Nearly $110 million in independent expenditures this primary season
The vast majority of this spending is aimed at Republicans.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Money flows to Republican primaries
Eight states hold primary elections Tuesday, see which groups are spending big to influence your vote in this week's campaign intelligence.
Continue readingRun Ben Run?
While Dr. Ben Carson delivers remarks at the National Press Club, an unaffiliated super PAC is working furiously to bolster the neurosurgeon as a 2016 presidential candidate.
Continue readingParty committees on top, dark money still flowing FEC filings show
Monthly fundraising figures have landed at the Sunlight Foundation's Real-Time FEC tracker, and our tool shows national party committees leading the pack as well as dark money pouring into primaries.
Continue readingOutside groups dump nearly $11M into four primary states
Almost all of the money has been spent in Republican primary elections, reflecting the party's continuing, costly rift.
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