Tag: dark money

The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.

A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.

A tiny fraction of donors supplied nearly one-fifth of all federal campaign spending as billionaire influence surged to unprecedented levels.

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.

This reform aims to restore public trust in the political process, countering the power of wealthy donors and special interests.

This surge in billionaire campaign spending has ignited calls for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich and stringent limits on campaign contributions to protect the voices of ordinary Americans.

The contributions, which include hundreds of donations to 68 different Project 2025 groups, were distributed on behalf of outside philanthropists via the companies’ “donor-advised funds,” or DAFs.

Trump has promised them that if elected, he’ll extend his 2017 tax cuts that went mainly to the wealthy beyond 2025 when they’re scheduled to expire, and hinting at even more.

An unprecedented surge of dark money casts a shadow over the 2024 elections, challenging the transparency and integrity of American democracy with over $162 million in undisclosed contributions.