Why is Congress so dumb? They spend their days hounding donors rather than researching the bills they vote on
Alex Pareene Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 8:13 PM UTC
Politics Politics, U.S. Congress
Financiers and lawyers were the top contributors
Alex Halperin Friday, Dec 7, 2012 6:08 PM UTC
News Campaign Finance
The conservative billionaire is unfazed by his sweeping election night losses
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 4:32 PM UTC
Politics Sheldon Adelson, 2012 Elections
Several GOP 2016 hopefuls have met with the wealthy casino mogul, but keep an eye on Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell
Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Dec 3, 2012 6:29 PM UTC
Politics Sheldon Adelson, Bob McDonnell
Campaign finance should be transparent. Sadly, the institutions designed to insure this are completely paralyzed
Steven Rosenfeld,
Alternet Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 4:15 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Republican Party
The failed candidate says the president's base was motivated by "gifts" from the government
Alex Halperin Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 10:56 PM UTC
News student loans, Obamacare
Huge-spending GOP super PACs failed to swing the election. But they'll be back, smarter and stronger than ever
Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Nov 9, 2012 4:20 PM UTC
Politics Campaign Finance Reform
A nonprofit has poured $11 million into two California ballot initiatives [UPDATED]
Jillian Rayfield Monday, Nov 5, 2012 1:54 PM UTC
Elections jerry brown, 2012 Elections
A new poll shows the vast majority of Americans think there's too much money in politics
Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 2:45 PM UTC
Politics Campaign Finance
The Supreme Court takes a pass on how much political givers can spend, ending a campaign finance saga
Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 6:10 AM UTC
Politics Supreme Court, Campaign Finance
Political spending has gotten so out of control that Ross Perot and Montgomery Brewster now look small-time
David Sirota Friday, Oct 19, 2012 2:05 PM UTC
Politics Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
After pledging "zero tolerance" on ethics, the speaker helps out a guy under FBI investigation
Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 10:25 PM UTC
Politics Campaign Finance, John Boehner
Allegations that he was soliciting foreign money were debunked in 2008. But here we go again
Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 4:50 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Campaign Finance
Outside groups have already poured half a billion dollars into the 2012 elections, and they're just getting started
Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 7:00 PM UTC
Politics Karl Rove, Campaign Finance
Bill Marriott saw Mitt drowning and threw him an anchor
Alex Halperin Friday, Sep 28, 2012 2:51 PM UTC
News Fundraiser, Bill Marriott
Romney sees plenty of time for a turnaround; Obama has edge on ad buying; and other top Thursday stories
Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Sep 27, 2012 12:41 PM UTC
Politics Mitt Romney, Polling, Business
Russ Feingold tells Salon the post-Citizens United world is "even more shameless" than he imagined
Alex Seitz-Wald Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 1:01 PM UTC
Politics Campaign Finance
A new ad seeks to "expose" Obama's "cozy ties" with the Islamic group, but won't expose who's funding it VIDEO
Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 9:45 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Campaign Finance
Conservative super PACs in Maine and Florida are pretending to be liberals to deceitfully influence elections
Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 3:06 PM UTC
Politics Campaign ads, Campaign Finance
Obama out-raises Romney for once; Congress is back; and other top Monday stories
Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Sep 10, 2012 12:32 PM UTC
Politics 2012 Elections, Barack Obama