In advance of an expected Supreme Court decision on campaign finance limits, the Sunlight Foundation and Center for Responsive Politics look at donors most likely to exceed them.
Continue readingDry-weather drone maker rains cash on Congress
Northrop Grumman supports lawmakers by pouring cash into their coffers. And now Congress had something to offer Northrop Grumman: further support for the company's troubled Global Hawk drone.
Continue readingFEC lawyers: Reason to believe Crossroads broke law
The FEC's lawyers believe Crossroads GPS likely violated election law, according to a little-noticed legal report quietly released late last Friday.
Continue readingMore than $75K raised in two weeks prior to Florida’s 13th District GOP primary
Today's competitive GOP primary in the Tampa Bay area will pick the GOP candidate in what is certain to be one of the most-watched special congressional elections in the country.
Continue readingPACs say Stockman campaign cashed checks it never reported to FEC
Two of the PACs behind missing contributions to Steve Stockman's congressional campaign have confirmed that their checks were cashed, contradicting a previous statement from the congressman's spokesperson.
Continue readingAn all-Bitcoin super PAC opens, then immediately closes
The Bitcoin Voters PAC — a super PAC intending to receive and spend money entirely in Bitcoin — opened its doors on Jan. 6, and promptly closed them just two days later. Why?
Continue readingStockman campaign flouts the Federal Election Commission
A Sunlight Foundation analysis of 2012 and 2013 campaign filings from Rep. Steve Stockman's campaign committee suggests that the Texas lawmaker hasn't been reporting all of his contributions in a timely fashion to the Federal Election Commission.
Continue readingTo the donors go the spoils: Obama renominates bundlers to cushy overseas posts
President Barack Obama has renominated some of his most generous supporters to some of the plushest ambassadorships.
Continue readingSink raises over $1 million in Fla. special, including from in-state frenemy Crist
Democrat Alex Sink is dominating fundraising in the special election for Florida's 13th District, even getting a $1,000 contribution from Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist, whom she recently called a "disaster."
Continue readingLobby-a-palooza! New year brings new turn of the revolving door
It's a happy and potentially lucrative New Year for many former Capitol Hill denizens, as the turn of the calendar also brings a turn of Washington's revolving door.
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