Companies Are Pausing Their PACs, But Their Trade Groups Aren’t
Dozens of companies paused their PAC donations to Republican election objectors, but a loophole could continue sending them funds through corporate trade associations.
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Eleven Years Later, Democrats Will Try Again to Address Citizens United’s Dark Money Problem
Both chambers of Congress are planning to vote on the For the People Act, which would force dark money groups to reveal their donors.
Companies Pause PACs While Fighting Democracy Reforms
Many of the companies that grabbed headlines by suspending their PAC donations after the assault on the Capitol Building are members of industry groups that oppose ethics and campaign finance reforms.
GOP Groups Go Negative After Facebook Lifts Ad Ban for Georgia
A look at the political ads Georgia voters are seeing on Facebook as they head to the polls in the runoff Senate elections.
Mysterious Dark Money Group That Backed ‘Big Oil’s Favorite Democrat’ Was Funded by Big Oil
American Workers for Progress, which spent big for Cuellar, was funded by an oil and gas industry lobbying group.
These Four States Can Kill the Electoral College
A national popular vote compact can be adopted by passing ballot initiatives in four key states or enacting a law in five large states.
FEC Quorum Restored. Next Stop, Gridlock!
Good-government groups are calling on Congress to reform the dysfunctional agency.
Cracks Emerge in No Corporate PAC Money Movement
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) is likely to be the first to abandon the campaign finance pledge, after promising voters before she was elected that “this kind of pay-to-play governance is unacceptable.”
Pelosi Ignored Her Own Caucus on Voting Reform For Years, Allowing States to Restrict Access
House Democrats outside of leadership have repeatedly proposed legislation on early voting and vote-by-mail, but Speaker Pelosi and the other leaders never got on board.
Dark Money Attacks Judges for Being 'Soft on Crime'
Scaremongering advertisements in state court races were paid for by shadowy groups whose true funding sources weren’t available to voters.