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Lobbying in the United States

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

Finance

The Center for Public Integrity’s reporters crunched a lot of numbers during 2018 — a year that distinguished itself for record election spending and extreme political turbulence.

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How a sanctioned Russian bank wooed Washington

Global Politics
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When corporations take credit for green deeds their lobbying may tell another story

Commentary
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Kochs are key among small group quietly funding legal assault on campaign finance regulation

Conflict
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Foreign countries spend millions each year to gain influence in the US. Find out where

Global Politics

Liberals still trailing conservatives in campaign fundraising, by a wide margin

Global Politics

The latest data, according to Politico, shows left-leaning campaign groups are losing the battle for dollars with their conservative opponents. Democrats at their convention in Charlotte, N.C., are set to try and close that gap, but their opportunity is fast evaporating.

At Republican National Convention, big donors get big access

Global Politics

The political conventions this time of year are a time for politicians and their parties to woo and reward the big money that’s driving their campaigns. At the Republican Convention this week, and next week’s Democratic convention, there are a number of opportunities for the politically powerful to connect.

Lawmakers and bank donations

Global Politics

Lawmakers are getting millions of dollars from the financial firms they’re in charge of regulating.

Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Money in Politics

Another big scene is coming up in the next term of that nine voice ensemble called the U.S. Supreme Court. The court agreed on Tuesday to hear a case on the limits of campaign contributions made directly to candidates and some political committees. The question for court watchers: Is this court continuing on a path […]

Florida’s Super PAC Man

Since the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission case, 240 so-called Super PACs, or political action committees, have been registered with the FEC. Sixty of them alone have formed by Florida resident Josue Larose –  a mysterious self-described millionaire and economist. Even his intentions are unclear. Larose has forms PACs […]