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 NewsHour 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
Oct 27 Watch the most memorable political ads of 2014 By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe More than $1 billion has been spent in this campaign on TV ads. There were several that stood out this year for different reasons — from the issues they brought up to the, sometimes strange, attempts at getting attention. We… Continue reading
Oct 24 Record amount of campaign cash overwhelms election commission By Domenico Montanaro and Associated Press A record amount of money has been spent in this election, some $4 billion. Today, in a message on its website, the Federal Election Commission, the agency responsible for reporting campaign finance data, acknowledged being “overwhelmed” by the amount of… Continue reading
Oct 24 The $4 billion midterm — most expensive ever By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Interest in election may be low from general public, but the power players care and are investing Nearly $4 billion expected to be spent, more than any midterm in history Outside groups also to… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Can political outliers pull out victories in purple states in November? By PBS NewsHour Judy Woodruff sits down with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Dan Balz of The Washington Post for a look at where the most competitive races stand just three weeks from Election Day 2014. Continue watching
Oct 08 Quiz: How much do you know about the 2014 midterm elections? By Laura Santhanam Before it is time to cast your ballot on Nov. 4, take our quiz and see how much you know about the contest and candidates. Continue reading