After Losing to Ocasio-Cortez, Crowley’s PAC Spends Big at the Tracks
The leadership PAC associated with the Queens kingmaker spent thousands of dollars at horse racing tracks, hotels, airfare and meals.
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Democratic Opponents of ‘Green New Deal’ Committee Received Big Fossil Fuel Donations
New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone, likely the new Energy Committee chairman, has received $178,000 from energy and natural resources interests this election cycle alone.
Mississippi Senate Race: Where is the National Democratic Party?
In the final U.S. Senate contest, Mississippi Democratic candidate Mike Espy hasn’t gotten much help from the national party.
The Verdict Is In: Rejecting Corporate Cash Wins Elections
Dozens of Democratic House candidates touted their rejection of corporate PAC donations, helping them raise individual contributions and oust incumbents.
Members of Congress Have Raised $150 Million for Potential "Slush Funds" This Cycle
In recent years, millions of dollars that corporations and interest groups give to politicians’ leadership PACs gets spent on meals, resorts, gulf outings, and other personal expenses.
Private Prison Companies Spend Big to Boost Republican Brian Kemp in Georgia Governor’s Race
Georgia is home to four private prisons, and, unlike Kemp, Democratic candidate Stacy Abrams wants to get rid of them.
With Control of Congress on the Line, Outside Spending Increases in New York Congressional Races
Outside spending on the state’s congressional races increased 20 percent between 2016 and 2018, according to Sludge’s analysis.
Opposition to South Dakota Amendment to Regulate Lobbyists Funded by… Lobbyists
Meanwhile, six people from outside of South Dakota account for $150,000 of the roughly $400,000 that the support campaign raised.
After Visiting Auschwitz, Rep. Steve King Gave Interview to Anti-Semitic Publication
After days of Holocaust education in Poland, King traveled to Austria and pondered an ‘antidote’ to Holocaust survivor George Soros.
Bloomberg’s Spending to Help Democrats Ratchets Up
Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his PAC have spent at least $16.8 million on the midterms.