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.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Who is debating marijuana?
New Jersey wins the honor for the most bills introduced by the legislature mentioning the word "marijuana" so far this calendar year — 48 — and a dozen states have considered 10+ such bills, according to an analysis of OpenStates.org.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Republican primaries in the spotlight
Outside money has coalesced behind Ben Sasse in Nebraska, while the leader of a crowded GOP pack in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional district gets most of his money from out of state.
Continue readingComcast, Time Warner Cable give $100K to House Judiciary members so far this cycle
Two telecommunications giants have been political contributors to many of the House Judiciary Committee members who will be reviewing the companies' proposed merger Thursday.
Continue readingPatent cash flows to Senate Judiciary Committee members
A technical fight over elements of the patent law is drawing lots of big special interest money on both sides.... View Article
Continue readingWhat foreign interests spent the most to influence the USA?
A look at what foreign interests spent the most last year to influence policy and public opinion in the USA.
Continue readingA better way to explore foreign influence
Sunlight today unveils a 2.0 version of its foreign influence tracker.
Continue readingWhere does Pfizer spend its money on Capitol Hill?
As Pfizer, a heavy hitter in U.S. politics, looks at a renewed bid to acquire U.K.-based AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical giant sees the billions of dollars it could save in taxes if the deal goes through.
Continue readingCampaign finance hearing puts Senate Rules Committee in the spotlight
Members of the Senate Rules Committee have first-hand knowledge of the impact of the Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance that the panel is examining.
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