Koch network pushes donors for leniency for reformed criminals
The powerful network helmed by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch is urging its donors to make their hiring practices more sympathetic to job applicants with criminal records. Top Koch network...
View ArticleBillionaire environmentalist ramps up super-PAC spending
Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer threw $7 million of his own money into his green-focused super-PAC, according to July's Federal Election Commission report. The super-PAC, NextGen Climate...
View ArticleRNC raises $27 million in July
The Republican National Committee (RNC) says it raised $27.2 million in July, leaving the party with more than $34 million cash on hand to defend its congressional majorities and to try win back the...
View ArticleBefore reforming the FEC look at Montana’s mess
Contemporary media parlor games revolve around fantasy sports and politics. Yet for politics, press interest in money raised and spent often seems more important than who will win and how policies...
View ArticleClinton's fundraising summer pays off with $143M haul
Hillary Clinton spent the vast majority of her summer schmoozing with donors in mansions on the East and West coasts — and her efforts have paid off. The Democratic presidential nominee on Thursday...
View ArticleRyan transfers $2.7M to House GOP campaign group
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) transferred about $2.7 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) in August, Politico reported Thursday.Ryan’s total fundraising haul for the NRCC is...
View ArticleKochs to ramp up ground war
The powerful conservative network led by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch is shifting its cash away from TV and to an all-out ground assault for the final stretch to Election Day. The Koch...
View ArticleTrump’s grassroots fundraising driven by 'huge' burn rate
Yesterday, the FEC released the August fundraising report for Donald Trump's campaign. The topline numbers are impressive and have attracted comparisons between the grassroots fundraising of the Trump...
View ArticleShow us the money — or at least show us the source
With all the rhetoric on the campaign trail today, there is one place where Republicans and Democrats can both agree — transparency is a good thing. In an era where self-financed campaigns compete with...
View ArticleWikiLeaks hack reveals cozy relationship between Clinton campaign, super PAC
A top attorney for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign sent a memo to campaign aides teaching them how to legally communicate with a pro-Clinton super PAC, emails released Monday by WikiLeaks...
View ArticlePaul Ryan brings in massive fundraising haul
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is proving to be a fundraising powerhouse, hauling in more than $48 million so far this year, according to his team. The Speaker's national fundraising operation, Team Ryan,...
View ArticleRNC posts disappointing Sept. fundraising total
The Republican National Committee (RNC) raised $39.4 million in September, it announced Friday, a disappointing haul compared to previous presidential election years. The RNC says it’s seeing...
View ArticleTrump halts big-money fundraising for GOP
Donald Trump has ended his big-money fundraising activity two weeks before the Nov. 8 election, according to The Washington Post. Trump Victory, the joint committee that has been fundraising with the...
View ArticleLocal leaders turning the heat up on Citizens United
Today, the City Council of St. Petersburg, Florida, is considering a first-of-its-kind ordinance to protect their local elections from “super PACs” — post-Citizens United political committees that have...
View ArticlePotential McCaskill challenger has $2.7M: report
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) has raised over $2.7 million as she prepares to potentially challenge Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) in 2018, according to a new report.Wagner’s congressional campaign committee...
View ArticleDem House campaign arm breaks record with $30 million in online donations
House Democrats' campaign arm raised $30 million in online donations so far this year, breaking their previous online fundraising haul of $20 million. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee...
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