Dave Levinthal

Dave Levinthal is senior political reporter for the Center for Public Integrity.

Dave Levinthal is senior political reporter for the Center for Public Integrity.


red tulips in front of the white house

Mum’s the word: Some Democratic presidential hopefuls won’t discuss their big-dollar ‘bundlers’

Politics

Levels of campaign fundraising transparency vary greatly from candidate to candidate.

Person holds red MAGA hat in his hand.

Donald Trump created a permanent presidential campaign. Here’s how.

Politics
A gold coin with the letter B stamped amidst green and red wires.

By the numbers: A 2018 money-in-politics index

Finance
an unfinished train track in fresno

High-speed rail could transform Fresno’s poorest neighborhood. Will Trump get on the train?

"I voted" stickers on a table

Five years ago, the Federal Election Commission’s top lawyer resigned. No permanent replacement has yet been named.

Politics
An employee uses his mobile phone as he walks past the company logo of Baidu at its headquarters in Beijing, Aug. 5, 2010.

Democratic super PAC hits jackpot with Chinese company stock

Private prisons, gun advocates also have busy spring, new disclosures show.

A combination photo shows adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, speaking in New York City, and US President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, on April 16, 2018, and April 28, 2018, respectively.

Donald Trump, Michael Cohen and the Stormy Daniels payment, explained

Politics

The president and his representatives have offered sometimes contradictory narratives about the payments, what the president knew and when and the circumstances surrounding them.

FEC

A dubious anniversary for the Federal Election Commission

Politics

Commissioners’ terms expired long ago, but Trump and Congress won’t replace them

Donald Trump hands a five-dollar bill back to a supporter after signing it for her following a rally with sportsmen in Walterboro, South Carolina, Feb. 17, 2016.

Actions, not words, tell Trump’s political money story

Global Politics

Rhetorically, he talked a liberal’s game. In reality, he’s like most conservatives.

Attendees partake in the inauguration ceremonies to swear in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017.

By the numbers: a 2017 money-in-politics index

Global Politics

We crunched a lot of numbers this year. Here are a few that stand out.