May 24 Watch 5:03 Donald Trump teams with RNC for first official campaign fundraiser By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 10 Watch 3:26 Donald Trump looks to join forces with RNC on fundraising By PBS News Hour It was West Virginia and Nebraska’s turn to vote in party primaries Tuesday -- but the candidates were not there. Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was in New York working to join forces with the Republican National Committee on fundraising. Continue watching
Mar 14 Campaign finance data shows lobbyists favor Marco Rubio in GOP race By Michael Beckel, Center for Public Integrity Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential bid has benefited from lobbyists more than any other Republican still in the race, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of campaign finance data. Continue reading
Nov 18 Under new voucher system, Seattle voters get $100 to donate to political candidates of their choice By Gene Johnson, Associated Press SEATTLE -- Many voters don't have the money to donate to political candidates or don't care enough to bother. But what if the government gave them $100 to dole out as they saw fit?… Continue reading
Nov 15 Clinton criticized after invoking 9/11 to defend campaign donations By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign on Sunday defended her donations from Wall Street by saying she worked to help the financial sector rebuild after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and sought to address the abuses that led to an economic crisis. Continue reading
Oct 23 Trump calls for PACs supporting him to return money to donors By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is denouncing the outside political action committees supporting his candidacy, demanding they return the money they've collected, and calling on his opponents to do the same. Continue reading
Oct 18 Trump's campaign powered in part by small-dollar donors By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump likes to boast about his enormous wealth and how he doesn't need anyone else's money to pay for his presidential campaign. That hasn't stopped tens of thousands of people from chipping in with checks as small as $10… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 10:55 Shields and Brooks on campaign finance and what we learned in the Democratic debate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including a look at the Democratic debate, campaign fundraising, and troop withdrawal in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jul 09 In six months, Jeb Bush's campaign raises $114.4 million for presidential bid By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush raised $114.4 million in the first six months of the year to fuel his White House ambitions. Continue reading
Dec 10 A shutdown deal with extras: light bulbs, campaign finance and fishing tackle By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe Negotiators in the House and Senate unveiled a $1.012 trillion spending bill Tuesday night that would fund most of the government through September 2015. So what’s in the deal? We have a quick breakdown. Continue reading