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Campaign Finance
Santos Campaign Filed Dozens of Expenses 1 Penny Below Receipt Reporting Limit
Records show 37 expenditures valued at $199.99 — just short of the amount at which campaigns must keep receipts.
GOP Representative-Elect Santos Admits He Lied About College, Work History
Democrats have called for George Santos to resign or be expelled in light of revelations that he misled voters.
Top Recipient of War Industry Money to Head GOP House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Mike Rogers, now set to influence military budgets, took more defense sector money than any other lawmaker in 2022.
The Right Has Expanded Its Dark Money Strategy for Dominating School Boards
The far right built an elaborate new infrastructure for attacking public education in the run-up to the midterms.
Democrats Urge Biden to Make Federal Contractors Disclose Dark Money Spending
The lawmakers say that lax election finance laws have paved the way for “quid pro quo corruption.”
Oil Industry Lobbying Group Funded “Dark Money” Ads for Conservative Democrats
American Petroleum Institute's tax filings reveal millions spent on ads for Henry Cuellar, Kyrsten Sinema and others.
Sanders: Democrats Must Curb Billionaires’ Grip on Elections to Save Democracy
Sanders said the amount of billionaire money that has been poured into the election is “disgusting.”
Trump Hit With Campaign Finance Complaint a Day Before Expected 2024 Launch
The former president is accused of unlawfully transferring money from his leadership PAC to a Trump-aligned super PAC.
Bernie Sanders Rips Billionaires for Trying to Buy Midterm Victories
Looking beyond Tuesday's vote, Sanders said, “Don't think that it's all over on Election Day, no matter what happens.”
465 Billionaires Have Pumped an Eye-Popping $881 Million Into the Midterms
This is a whopping 27 times more than what billionaires contributed to elections before “Citizens United.”