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# Campaign Finance


## Campaign Finance


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* ![U.S. Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at West Allis Central High School during her first campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2024.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf9bb2886bebccda/698a592016d884f4fac3ee61/kamala-harris_70f5c4.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 24, 2024  
## [Trump Complains to FEC About Harris Taking Over Biden’s Campaign Funds](https://time.com/7002325/donald-trump-fec-complaint-kamala-harris-campaign-funds-biden-transfer/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![Elon Musk In Krakow](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59318e9a17749d75/698a491b4ee262440c31cb84/elon-musk-donald-trump-donor.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 6, 2024  
## [Elon Musk Meets With Donald Trump as Trump Seeks Donors](https://time.com/6852994/elon-musk-donald-trump-campaign-funding/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![Cofounders of Oath, Brian Derrick and Taylor Ourada.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15ad091cdca568de/698a4228b3fce357700cafe5/oath-brian-derrick-taylor-ourada.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 13, 2023  
## [A New Political Fundraising Platform Wants to Help Grassroots Donors Give More Efficiently](https://time.com/6333967/oath-online-fundraising-politics/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Mini Racker
* ![US-POLITICS-TRUMP-INDICTMENT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt474125f4dbfc7ceb/698a3b924ee2626a7831b3ea/GettyImages-1250111182.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 31, 2023  
## [Trump’s Mug Shot Could Fuel Donations-For Him](https://time.com/6267737/trump-mug-shot-fundraising-maga/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Eric Cortellessa
* ![Trump Iowa](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dd62cec855d1a63/698a3b3ab3fce3083b0ca488/GettyImages-1248206300.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 16, 2023  
## [An Indictment Could Boost Trump's Campaign](https://time.com/6264019/trump-indictment-charges-campaign-donations/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Brian Bennett  
* ![MACAU-CASINO-RESORT-PARISIAN](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85e889344befed9b/698a049216d88455e3c3726b/sheldon-adelson-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 12, 2021  
## [Sheldon Adelson, GOP Donor Who Aided Trump, Dies](https://time.com/5543562/sheldon-adelson-dies/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Philip Elliott
* ![Anti-Trump Billionaire Tom Steyer Holds Event In Charleston, South Carolina](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc5cbbb3a8a21ce0/698942ff4ee26258c0313c74/democratic-activist-tom-steyer-presidential-run-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2019  
## [Tom Steyer Brings $100 Million to the Democratic Primary. That May Not Be Enough](https://time.com/5623149/tom-steyer-presidential-campaign/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Lissandra Villa
* ![Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20d5d9784f94b82d/6989ffad09208fc294415369/harris-buttegieg-biden-triptych.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2019  
## [Here's How Much the 2020 Presidential Candidates Have Raised So Far](https://time.com/5619056/2020-presidential-candidates-fundraising/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Nadia Suleman
* ![Montana Governor Steve Bullock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d329bd3827f3ed5/69894a2209208f3701413da9/steve-bullock-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 8, 2019  
## [A Dark Money Lobbyist Is Helping Steve Bullock's 2020 Campaign](https://time.com/5621952/steve-bullock-dark-money-lobbyist/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Center for Public Integrity
* ![Charles Koch](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3dff3a7000582de5/6989368e656a3f9200bd5176/gettyimages-110872572.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 7, 2019  
## [Coming Soon to Dem Primaries](https://time.com/5602691/charles-koch-democratic-primaries/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Philip Elliott  
* ![mitch-mcconnell-cocaine-t-shirt](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte80efc17af8eae6e/69894a37096a9421446a51da/mitch-mcconnell-cocaine-t-shirt.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 22, 2019  
## ['Cocaine Mitch' McConnell Made $70,000 on T-Shirts](https://time.com/5593273/cocaine-mitch-shirts/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Center for Public Integrity
* ![Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Kamala Harris Attends Campaign Events In Las Vegas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte54a514fab9d352f/69894757e76ad2fa5e63462d/kamala-harris-teacher-pay-plan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 22, 2019  
## [2020 Democrats Talk Up Small Donors, But Stay Quiet on Bundlers](https://time.com/5575300/2020-election-democrat-fundraising/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Center for Public Integrity
* ![Women's March 2019 - New York City](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedd7d889820ae27d/69894535656a3f750abd6a41/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-amazon.jpeg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 1, 2019  
## [Ocasio-Cortez Fights Democrats Over Primaries](https://time.com/5562050/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dccc-primary/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![Stormy Daniels at Oxford Union, UK](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d857cea89908990/69894156656a3fb105bd6379/stormy-daniels-order-trump-fees-pay.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 27, 2019  
## [Michael Cohen Says Trump Talked to Him About Hush Money in the White House](https://time.com/5539284/michael-cohen-trump-stormy-daniels/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Mahita Gajanan
* ![Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks at a news conference on Fifth Avenue across the street from Trump Tower December 5, 2016 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4cabadcfcf614542/6988b2985f570f7475b2386c/jill-stein-pennsylvania-recount-rejected.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 25, 2019  
## [Jill Stein Is Belatedly Paying Off Her 2016 Campaign Fines](https://time.com/5537205/jill-stein-campaign-fines/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Center for Public Integrity

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