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Dark Money

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News
Politics & Elections

Trump Cabinet Members Donated to Anti-Obama Dark Money Group

Many of the group’s top donors have lined up behind President Trump, cutting big checks to his re-election bid.
by
Yue Stella Yu,
Center for Responsive Politics
November 6, 2019
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An oil rig stands in the ocean
News
Environment & Health

New Dark Money Groups Sound a Lot Like the Natural Gas Industry

Groups funded by anonymous donors are spreading blatant lies, obfuscating the dangers of carbon and methane emissions.
by
Dana Drugmand,
DeSmogBlog
October 28, 2019
Truthout
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first lied, then tried to downplay his relationship to the two men who gave $50,000 to his campaign.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Under Fire for Link to Giuliani’s Indicted Associates

DeSantis first lied, then tried to downplay his relationship to the two men who gave $50,000 to his campaign.
by
Thomas Kennedy,
Truthout
October 26, 2019
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Rep. Dan McCready
News
Politics & Elections

New “Dark Money” Group Devotes Millions to Ads Helping Establishment Democrats

The group joins a growing number of political nonprofits closely tied to establishment-backed super PACs.
by
Anna Massoglia &
Karl Evers-Hillstrom,
Center for Responsive Politics
August 28, 2019
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A suitcase full of money, darkened
News
Politics & Elections

Top Republican Super PAC Gets 2020 Head Start With “Dark Money”

A powerful GOP super PAC got nearly half of its contributions in the first half of 2019 from a dark money group.
by
Karl Evers-Hillstrom &
Jessica Piper,
Center for Responsive Politics
August 2, 2019
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Matteo Salvini kisses a rosary during an election rally on May 31, 2019, in Aversa, Italy.
News
Politics & Elections

American Dark Money Is Fueling the Rise of Europe’s Far Right

America’s Christian right has spent at least $50 million in the last decade to fund campaigns and advocacy in Europe.
by
Mary Fitzgerald &
Claire Provost,
OpenDemocracy
July 14, 2019
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Efforts to add anti-gerrymandering initiatives to the ballot in 2020 are underway in several states.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

State Redistricting a Target for “Dark Money” After Supreme Court Ruling

Efforts to add anti-gerrymandering initiatives to the ballot in 2020 are underway in several states.
by
Jessica Piper,
Center for Responsive Politics
June 29, 2019
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Right-wing groups with funding from the Koch brothers have sought to create space on campuses for white nationalists.
News
Education & Youth

Kochs’ Dark-Money Network Bankrolls Right-Wing “Free Speech Crisis” on Campuses

Right-wing groups with funding from the Koch brothers have sought to create space on campuses for white nationalists.
by
David Armiak &
Ralph Wilson,
PRWatch
June 15, 2019
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Charles Koch speaks during an interview with the Washington Post at the Freedom Partners Summit on August 3, 2015, in Dana Point, California.
News
Politics & Elections

Koch Brothers Float Possibility of Backing Congressional Democrats in 2020

The Koch brothers have come into conflict with President Donald Trump.
by
Jessica Piper,
Center for Responsive Politics
June 11, 2019
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Virginia Thomas stands in the middle distance while also staring into the middle distance
News
Politics & Elections

Virginia Thomas, Clarence Thomas’s Wife, Is Launching Nonprofit to Protect Trump

Thomas plans to launch a pro-Trump PAC and 501(c)(4) nonprofit, extending her conservative reach.
by
Jessica Piper,
Center for Responsive Politics
June 7, 2019
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