superPACs

In the days following the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, his political action committee raised millions of dollars.

Politics & Government

Trump has raised millions. He may run in 2024, so where will all that money go?

11:59am August 24, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Campaign finance rules say the PAC money can't be used for his campaign if Trump decides he'll run, but there are questions on whether any potential violations would be enforced by the FEC.

Politics & Government

Pressure Builds On Republicans Opposing Obamacare Repeal

9:01pm July 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Republican National Committee and several conservative political action committees are targeting GOP lawmakers in an effort to get past the critical threshold to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Supporters cheer in Colorado Springs, Colo., as a television broadcast declares that Republicans have taken control of the Senate. Republican candidates, party committees and outside groups spent about $44 million more than Democrats, according to the Cen

2014 Midterm Election Was The Most Expensive One Yet

4:41pm February 18, 2015

by Peter Overby

The $3.77 billion appeared to come from a smaller cadre of donors than in the 2010 midterms, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Among outside groups — that is, not candidates or party committees — more than half of this cycle's political ads are financed by secret donors.

Politics & Government

This Political Ad Was Paid For By — Oh, Never Mind

6:42pm October 22, 2014

by Peter Overby

This midterm cycle, more than half the ads from so-called outside groups are being paid for by secret donors. That means voters will never know who's paying tens of millions of dollars for those ads.

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