Americans Think Money In Politics Is A Problem, But Just How Big?
A New York Times-CBS News poll offers compelling new numbers measuring Americans' attitudes toward the rising tide of political money.Just one question: Which numbers should you believe?The current...
View ArticleBillionaire Or Bust: Who Are Rich Backers Lining Up With?
Jeb Bush was pleading for money.
View ArticleCrossing The Line: Political Operative Gets 2 Years In Prison
The first political operative to ever be found guilty of illegally coordinating between a superPAC and campaign was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and two additional years of probation."I did...
View ArticleSmall Donors Fueled Sanders' $15 Million Fundraising Haul
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, running in the Democratic presidential primaries, has raised about $15 million, his campaign said Thursday.His campaign emphasized the grass-roots strength of his...
View ArticleAre Donald Trump's Pockets Deep Enough To Fund His Campaign?
In the weeks since Donald Trump launched his self-financed bid for president, the multibillionaire's hard-edged rhetoric has gotten far more attention than the potential impact of his massive...
View ArticleFormer Paul Operative Indicted In Payoff 'Scheme' To Win Iowa Caucuses
Jesse Benton, a political operative in the White House bids of both Sen. Rand Paul and his father, former Rep.
View ArticleAn Almost-Final Word On The IRS's Alleged Tea Party Targeting
In what may be a perhaps-almost-final word on the 2013 IRS controversy and alleged targeting of Tea Party groups, a two-year bipartisan Senate investigation found the agency needs to cut through...
View ArticleOne Professor's Presidential Crusade To Get Rid Of Big Money In Politics
Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig, a longtime critic of big political money, has set the stage for a presidential bid.It's not your usual White House run, however. He said Tuesday that if he can...
View ArticleCan A SuperPAC Rescue Rick Perry?
It was hard not to notice Rick Perry's plight last month, when the Republican presidential campaigns filed their financial disclosures. The former Texas governor's total take so far is $1.1 million....
View ArticleIran Lobbying Battle Heats Up On The Airwaves
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