dark money

Politics & Government

Fact Check: Bishop Says Dark Money Helped McCready

6:00am June 24, 2019

by Elizabeth Thompson

Chief Justice John G. Roberts had blocked a lower court order that would have required politically active nonprofits to disclose their donors. But on Tuesday the full Supreme Court overturned his stay.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Orders Disclosure For Dark Money, As New Report Unveils Some Donors

4:21pm September 19, 2018

by Peter Overby

Groups such as the NRA and Chamber of Commerce must disclose who paid for campaign ads they run this fall. A new report says such groups pumped about $600 million into elections between 2010 and 2016.

A 2013 file photo of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, DC. New rules issued by the agency say that politically active nonprofits no longer have to disclose their donors to the IRS.

Politics & Government

Dark Money Groups Get A Little Darker, Thanks To IRS

10:31pm July 17, 2018

by Peter Overby

Advocates say it's a First Amendment issue. Critics say it's opening the door to secret money from foreign sources.