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Dakota Access Pipeline Mogul Cut $250,000 Check for Trump’s Inauguration
Pipeline builder Kelcy Warren contributed a quarter-million dollars to the event.
Jane Mayer on Robert Mercer and the Dark Money Behind Trump and Bannon’s Radical Vision
Robert Mercer is said to have out-Koched the Koch brothers in the 2016 election.
Upon Resigning, Federal Election Commission Member Calls Out Republican Obstructionism
Ann Ravel is leaving behind some scathing last words for the FEC.
How Corporate Dark Money Is Taking Power on Both Sides of the Atlantic
A secretive network of business lobbyists has long held sway in US politics. Now their allies in the UK government are planning a Brexit that plays into their hands.
Trump’s Health and Human Services Pick Has One of the Worst Campaign Disclosure Records in Congress
Among members of Congress who won their races this cycle, Rep. Tom Price is among the 25 worst on quality of disclosure.
Rick Perry’s Texas Giveaways
The soon-to-be US energy secretary doled out billions in grants and tax incentives for corporations while governor of Texas.
Koch Cash Was Instrumental in Key Senate Races and May Have Buoyed Trump
Koch's backed 19 Senate candidates, and only two lost. Their efforts helped Trump in those states.
Energy Interests, Mostly Fossil Fuels, Give Big to Ohio Campaigns
The energy industry's high level of involvement in giving to Ohio political campaigns is not new.
A Certain Victory for Campaign Finance Reform Looms in Missouri
But opponents of reinstating limits on political donations plan to resume the fight they can't win at the ballot box in court.
The Final Stretch: The Chaotic Super PACs Supporting Donald Trump
Several pro-Trump super PACs have been spending this year without admonishment from their candidate.