Money & Politics
- April 24, 2012A senator's decision to call out super PACs as part of her campaign strategy is called “unconventional and risky.”
- April 20, 2012How Karl Rove's super PAC pays dark money to keep dark money legal.
- April 18, 2012In a speech in front of TV executives, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski criticized broadcasters for not wanting to make political ad buyer data available online.
- April 16, 2012The additional tax revenue that would be generated by the Buffett Rule is hailed by some on the left as a symbolic start to real reform.
- April 15, 2012Foreign lobbying is on the rise in Washington, D.C., and those who hail from former member states of the former USSR are making a power play.
- March 24, 2012Does the recently-passed STOCK Act go far enough? Plus, House members using their positions for family benefit.
- March 9, 2012Clickable map shows the total money spent on attack ads by super PACs in the Republican presidential race.
- March 8, 2012Texas financier Robert Allen Stanford gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to candidates and political fundraising committees.
- February 21, 2012Super PACs are making a big impact on how the 2012 race is taking shape.
- February 17, 2012'The Death Star' is the nickname of the mighty, pro-Mitt Romney super PAC Restore Our Future (ROF), which — the last time we looked — was at $30.2 million in contributions and rising.