The Emergency Committee for Israel will run an attack ad against likely 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton during her exclusive interview with ABC.
Continue readingCantor allies buying October airtime
A nonprofit group allied with House Majority leader Eric Cantor is locking down airtime in Phoenix, Denver and Boston for two weeks in October, according to ad disclosure documents.
Continue readingTwenty five years after Tiananmen Massacre: Whom China pays to polish its image in the USA
This week marks the 25-year anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. China continues to prohibit discussion about the event, but that hasn’t stopped the government from polishing its image and pushing its interests in the United States.
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 readingRegistered lobbyists are mostly compliant – but what about the unregistered ones?
A new report has been released reviewing how well lobbyists follow disclosure rules. According to the report, registered lobbyists aren't that bad. What it misses completely, of course, is all of the non-lobbyist lobbyists out there.
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 readingBig guns, big money and California
Though California has some of the nation's toughest gun control laws, gun rights groups have a big money footprint there.
Continue readingRNC sues FEC to overturn soft money ban
In a complaint in the D.C. District Court, the RNC argues it should be able to raise and spend cash like super PACs.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: AT&T meets often with FCC officials
AT&T and its intended, DirecTV, gain DC clout via their contributions, fundraising and lobbying expenditures. Another way their power is revealed is in just how much they make themselves known before the FCC. The answer: a lot.
Continue readingOne day after primary, Kentucky super PAC sets sights on Alison Lundergan Grimes
Just one day after Kentucky's primary, a pro-McConnell super PAC spent half a million on a new ad targeting Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.
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