Former Rep. Allen West, a GOP fundraising powerhouse from Florida, charged political consultants with using his name to raise money.
Continue readingMarch Madness: Lawmakers retire with millions in the bank
Dave Camp and Mike Rogers are the two latest casualties of the 113th Congress — both with more than a million in campaign dollars and thousands in their leadership funds. Both could legally walk away with some of this leadership dough.
Continue readingBig-time political donor General Motors on Capitol Hill to talk about vehicle recall
When GM's CEO testifies before Congress on the company's faulty vehicles, she could be facing a friendlier-than-expected audience.
Continue readingDoctors turn lobbying effort to Senate to preserve Medicare pay
When the Senate returns to Washington next week, doctors will be at the door — and not to administer CPR.
Continue readingSee who’s pulling the strings of Oklahoma’s new dark money group
An Oklahoma City developer and two state lobbyists are behind a newly minted for-profit corporation spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on Oklahoma’s special senate election. Two of the group's "incorporators" have ties to a federal PAC.
Continue readingLocal D.C. corruption has ties to federal politicians
The man who plead guilty on Monday to violating campaign finance laws in 2010 by funneling more than $600,000 to then Washington D.C. mayoral-candidate Vincent Gray has also had questionable financial dealings on the federal level.
Continue readingAnother Obama ambassador, another big donor
President Obama appointed Andrew Schapiro to become his envoy to the Czech Republic - just the latest ambassadorial nominee who also happens to be a big political donor.
Continue readingDoctors lobbying Congress against pay cuts
In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, Democrat and Republican members of Congress are united in backing legislation that would to keep physician pay high under the federal Medicare program.
Continue readingInfluence profile: Retiring Rep. John Dingell
The longest serving member of congress in history, John Dingell has benefited from his ties to the automotive and utility industries.
Continue readingIs Cantor eyeing a (White) House run?
OK, so no House member has been promoted to the White House since 1880. But House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has ambition -- and a national network of loyalists thanks to his fundraising prowess.
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