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![Joe Biden takes a selfie with supporters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0508-joe-biden-selfie-400x300.jpg)
Biden Spends $1.4 Million on Digital Ads in Less Than Two Weeks
Facebook, Google and Twitter’s political ad databases provide a glimpse into the growing role of digital advertising.
![Joe Biden speaks at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0506-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Obama Fundraisers-Turned-Ambassadors Are Back to Make It Rain for Biden
They were rewarded for their donations to Obama. Now they’re lining up to raise money for Biden.
![Sen. Kristen Gillibrand speaks during a Commerce Committee hearing on paid family leave July 11, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0502-Gillibrand-400x300.jpg)
Who Are Women Donors Putting Their Money Behind? Not Just the Democratic Women.
The five Democratic women in the 2020 presidential race raised more money from women donors than 11 Democratic men.
![A man puts a stack of dollar bills into his suit pocket](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/GettyImages-1010789228-400x300.jpg)
Mueller Report Exposes Campaign Finance Problems Far Beyond Russia
Campaign finance law has a major digital advertising and disclosure gap.
![President Trump burst out of the fundraising starting-block early, launching his re-election campaign fund the night of his inauguration in January 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0418-donald-trump-fundraising-400x300.jpg)
Trump Campaign Pulls in Unprecedented Fundraising in First Quarter
Supported by small donors, Trump's campaign reported raising $30.3 million in presidential campaign funds.
![Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts) and her daughter are seen in the Capitol's House chamber before members were sworn in on the first day of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0416-lori-trahan-400x300.jpg)
As Single-Payer Gains Traction, Industry Launches Attack Ads
The insurance and drug lobbies are attacking Medicare for All and pushing to keep the massively profitable ACA.
![President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump dance at the Freedom Ball on January 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0409-trump-inauguration-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Inaugural Committee Is Under Criminal Investigation
Trump’s team may have violated some of the few campaign finance regulations that still apply to inaugural committees.
![Nancy Pelosi stands at a podium that reads DCCC](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/GettyImages-1058424686-400x300.jpg)
As It Stifles Primary Challengers, DCCC Takes More Money From Corporations
A number of lobbyists representing major health insurers and oil and gas giants are bundling big checks for the DCCC.
![Rep. Pramila Jayapal listens during a hearing](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0405-Pramila-Jayapal-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Dismiss DCCC Threats on Primary Challengers
A group of progressives is making a move to begin a new left wing party apparatus.
![A hundred-dollar bill peeks out from behind a U.S. flag](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0403-US-Flag-money-400x300.jpg)
When Money Talks, Citizens’ Voices Get Drowned Out
Thanks to their wealth, a minuscule economic elite as well as big corporations now shape policies.