Kim Barker

Super PACs: Election season’s biggest scam

According to new research, only a fraction of the millions collected was spent on getting candidates elected

Kim Barker, ProPublica Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Politics ProPublica, Super PACs

A new lawsuit says the IRS should bar social welfare nonprofits from donating to campaigns

Kim Barker, ProPublica Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 5:03 PM UTC
Politics ProPublica, IRS, Campaign Finance

Montana's election reveals that the GOP isn't the only party benefiting from Citizens United

Kim Barker Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 7:00 PM UTC 10
Politics ProPublica, Dark Money, Montana

His group told the IRS it would spend "limited" amounts to influence the elections -- and then dropped $70 million

Kim Barker, ProPublica Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
Politics ProPublica, Karl Rove, Crossroads

Montana authorities are investigating the activities of Western Tradition Partnership, a social welfare nonprofit

Kim Barker, Rick Young and Emma Schwartz, ProPublica Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 5:19 PM UTC
News Dark Money, Montana, ProPublica

Groups like Americans for Prosperity, who don't disclose donors, hope to sway a hotly contested Senate election VIDEO

Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica Saturday, Sep 29, 2012 1:01 PM UTC
Business Dark Money, New Mexico

Super PACs aren't the only organizations spending massive quantities of money to swing the election

Kim Barker, ProPublica Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012 9:20 PM UTC
Politics ProPublica, nonprofits

Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity have spent nearly $60 million on TV ads

Kim Barker, ProPublica Monday, Aug 13, 2012 8:31 PM UTC
Politics ProPublica, Karl Rove

The assault of CBS reporter Lara Logan has brought public attention to the plight of female foreign correspondents

Kim Barker, ProPublica Sunday, Feb 20, 2011 5:15 PM UTC 28
News Lara Logan, Media Criticism