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 readingForeign lobbying regulation: A history
Originally enacted to put a damper on pro-Nazi propaganda, the Foreign Agents Registration Act has been sparingly -- and selectively -- enforced.
Continue readingHow we got the story: Using Foreign Influence Explorer for reporting
Sunlight staffers provide a step-by-step primer on how we used our new tracker to follow foreign influence.
Continue readingForeign dictionary: Translating FARA terms into plain English
Confused by some of the legalistic terms on the FARA forms? This cheat sheet will help.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Carolina on donors’ minds
N.C. is the focus of this week's Campaign Intelligence, where outside groups have spent nearly $8 million on a bitter Senate race, while a ten-term GOP congressman has gotten absolutely zilch in independent expenditures from conservative groups.
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 readingHow TV stations are letting political advertisers play hide and seek
Sunlight and Campaign Legal Center, represented by Georgetown University's Institute for Public Representation, are filing complaints against 11 TV stations for letting political advertisers hide their identites.
Continue readingSenate Democrats call for constitutional amendment on campaign finance
Senate Democrats are planning to hold a vote later this year on a constitutional amendment that would nullify the Supreme Court's recent decision lifting limits on campaign spending, a key leader said Wednesday.
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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