Campaign Finance

Drug Lobby Gave $50,000 to Pro-Jindal Nonprofit

By Center for Public Integrity / Michael Beckel

New 'Baby Got PAC' Super PAC to Back Marco Rubio

By Zeke J Miller

Watch This Fake Candidate's Wife Open Up About Being a 'Prop'

By Michael Scherer

Here's Where Republicans (And Some Democrats) Won on Tuesday

By Center for Public Integrity / Ashley Balcerzak and Kytja Weir
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Republican Super PACs Dominate Early Ad Spending

A super PAC created to boost former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush aired 45 percent of all ads.

By Carrie Levine and Cady Zuvich / Center for Public Integrity

How Outsiders Are Winning the GOP Hard Money Race

Three of the top four GOP fundraisers are outsider candidates

By Zeke J Miller

Clinton's $33 Million War Chest Outpaces 2016 Field

Hillary Clinton has $33 million saved in her campaign’s war chest, more than any other campaign, as she heads into the most intense season of the primary this fall and early next year.The nearly $33...

By Sam Frizell

These Two Charts Explain Why Scott Walker Dropped Out

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s swift exit from the 2016 presidential race last month was blamed on lackluster funding. His Federal Election Commission report released Thursday helps explain why.Walker’s campaign raised about 64% of its $7.4...

By Zeke J Miller

Jeb Bush Raises $13.4 Million in Third Quarter

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush raised $13.4 million in the third quarter of 2015 and has more than $10 million in the bank, his campaign announced Thursday, among the largest hauls of the period.Bush’s haul...

By Zeke J Miller

158 Families Make Up Half of 2016 Election Funding

138 of the 158 highest-spending families have supported Republicans

By Sam Frizell

These 5 Facts Explain a Confusing U.S. Presidential Race

How political outsiders and changing campaign finance are shaking up the presidential race

By Ian Bremmer

Is a Pro-Bush Super PAC Obscuring Its Spending?

Super PACs are supposed to be both transparent and independent from the politicians they are supporting.But it’s not clear that Right to Rise USA, the super PAC formed by Republican Jeb Bush prior to his...

By Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity

Why State Campaign Ads Are Getting Nastier

Outside political groups are playing a larger role

By Liz Essley Whyte and Ashley Balcerzak / Center for Public Integrity

Spoof Presidential Candidate 'Honest Gil' Racks up 1 Million Views in 24 Hours

‘Honest Gil’ returns to ridicule America’s big money politics

By Denver Nicks

Super PACs Dominate 2016 Republican TV Ads So Far

Trend is reversed on the Democratic side.

By Center for Public Integrity / Michael Beckel

Hillary Clinton's Bulldog Blazes New Campaign Finance Trails

David Brock, one of the most influential operatives in the Democratic Party, never doubted that he would spend the 2016 cycle working to make Hillary Clinton president. The question was how he should do it...

By Michael Scherer

Hillary Clinton Announces Plan to Limit Money in Politics

Hillary Clinton released a plan Tuesday aimed at limiting the influence of money in American politics, joining a growing chorus of voices on the left calling for campaign finance reform.Clinton’s plan would include legislation that...

By Sam Frizell

When Corporations Play Politics With Ballot Measures

When corporations give money to get a ballot issue passed, the issue often affects their bottom lines.A gambling company gives millions to allow the opening of a new casino; an agricultural giant spends huge sums...

By Center for Public Integrity / Liz Essley Whyte

Why the Undercover Clinton Video Doesn't Sting Much

The latest sting video from conservative provocateur James O’Keefe centers on a pretty small get: $75 spent on some Hillary Clinton swag at her campaign launch.In an undercover video by O’Keefe’s sting group Project Veritas,...

By Sam Frizell

Alcohol Distributors Ply Statehouses to Keep Profits Flowing

Rhinegeist Brewery invested $250,000 in trucks and employees to bring its beers into Kentucky, just a few miles from its fledgling brewery in downtown Cincinnati.Sales boomed in the “thirsty” Kentucky market, said brewery co-founder Bryant...

By Liz Essley Whyte / Center for Public Integrity
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