Center for Public Integrity

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign has sold more than 2,000 T-shirts referencing the derogatory, drug-themed nickname a former opponent once gave him.

'Cocaine Mitch' McConnell Made a Cool $70,000 on T-Shirts

“Cocaine Mitch” is moving product. At $35 a pop, Senate Majority Leader Mit...

“Cocaine Mitch” is moving product. At $35 a pop, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign has sold more than 2,000 T-shirts referencing the derogatory, drug-themed nickname a former opponent once gave him. The $70,000-plus...

California Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a town hall meeting at Canyon Springs High School on March 1, 2019 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

2020 Candidates Talk Up Small Donors, But Stay Quiet on Bundlers

Most Democrats who want to win the White House have all but fetishized smal...

Most Democrats who want to win the White House have all but fetishized small-dollar donors. Enthusiastic supporters who contribute $20 here or $50 there offer candidates grassroots street cred during a presidential primary season in...

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.

Jill Stein Is Belatedly Paying Off Her 2016 Campaign Fines

Jill Stein has finally paid her fines. Mostly. Stein’s 2016 Green Party pre...

Jill Stein has finally paid her fines. Mostly. Stein’s 2016 Green Party presidential campaign committee cut the Federal Election Commission a $41,735.31 check in late December — an effort to resolve the committee’s mounting legal...

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 20: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson wait for Donald J. Trump to be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol, January 20, 2017.

President Trump Honored a GOP Megadonor. Here's Why Some Republicans Are Worried

President Donald Trump will today present the nation’s highest civilian hon...

President Donald Trump will today present the nation’s highest civilian honor to Miriam Adelson, one of the Republican Party’s pre-eminent megadonors. Trump is hardly the first president to honor a political supporter, and the White...

A pedestrian walks past the Federal Election Commission's headquarters October 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Senate Candidates Must Now File Campaign Finance Reports Online

For the first time, U.S. Senate candidates must file campaign finance repor...

For the first time, U.S. Senate candidates must file campaign finance reports electronically, giving the public more immediate access to information about the candidates' campaign donors and spending. President Donald Trump signed the measure into...

Signs for company Cambridge Analytica in the lobby of the building in which they are based on March 21, 2018 in London, England.

The State Department Hired Cambridge Analytica's Parent Company to Target Terrorist Propaganda

Newly unearthed documents describing the relationship between SCL Group, pa...

Newly unearthed documents describing the relationship between SCL Group, parent company of embattled data firm Cambridge Analytica, and the State Department provide a rare glimpse into the nation’s effort to counter terrorist propaganda. The $500,000,...

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, holds a pocket US Constitution at a press conference in Washington, D.C., June 20, 2017.

A Tea Party Movement to Overhaul the Constitution Is Quietly Gaining Steam

Amid historic re-enactors wearing tricorn hats and carrying muskets, more t...

Amid historic re-enactors wearing tricorn hats and carrying muskets, more than 120 state legislators from all over the country pretended to overhaul the U.S. Constitution two years ago in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. But some believe...