A Sunlight Foundation analysis found that outside groups have swapped consultants, staff and vendors with several presidential campaign committees.
Continue readingOutside groups’ influence on 2016 election grows, super PAC filings show
Friday's super PAC filing deadline gave the public its first look into the outside groups fueling 2016 presidential candidates — and they look to be playing an even more outsized role in the race than ever.
Continue readingRep. Waters inquires with FEC about contributing to Haiti elections
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., wrote to the House Ethics Committee and Federal Election Commission asking if she could contribute to foreign candidates running for office, both individually and through her affiliated political action committees.
Continue readingDNC retreats, lifts ban on money from lobbyists and PACs
In a reversal, the DNC has decided to accept contributions for its national convention and presidential campaign accounts from lobbyists and PACs, setting the stage for an expensive election in 2016.
Continue readingLarge amounts of money are going to presidential candidates, but not directly
More money has been raised for presidential candidates in the first six months of the 2016 election cycle than in the same period during the previous two presidential cycles, but only a fraction is directly controlled by campaigns.
Continue readingClose races, party leaders attract early money for 2016 House races
A small handful of House members and candidates, nearly all Republicans, have already raised more than $1 million each in the 2016 election cycle.
Continue readingWhat FEC filings show about 2016 candidates
Candidates for president offered the first detailed look at their campaign finances yesterday. While Hillary Clinton is running away with the money race for Democrats, the competition for cash is much tighter on the Republican side.
Continue readingAmong 2016 hopefuls, who’s the biggest political giver?
Donald Trump has doled out almost $1 million in personal contributions to other candidates and committees, while Carly Fiorina has contributed a little over $183,000.
Continue readingNew political committee backed by Republican Governors Association takes root in Kentucky
New ads funded by the Republican Governors Association will hit the Kentucky airwaves Wednesday, as an offshoot of the RGA ramps up the war of words in the state’s toss-up gubernatorial election.
Continue readingFeingold’s comeback bid gets major jolt from online donors
Russ Feingold's comeback bid for the Senate earned nearly $1 million from online donors over a six-week period, early reports by online fundraising platform ActBlue show. His online donations led all other congressional candidates and committees over that period.
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