Politics May 21 Trump’s campaign says it will begin accepting contributions through cryptocurrency By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics May 21 Biden and Democrats raised $51 million in April, far below Trump and the GOP’s $76 million The totals announced Monday night for Biden and his party were also down sharply from March, when the president's campaign and the DNC announced taking in more than $90 million. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Jan 15 Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz The campaign says that's the highest total amassed by any Democratic candidate at this point in the cycle. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Dec 05 Biden ramps up fundraising at events with James Taylor and Steven Spielberg In October, Biden and the Democratic National Committee reported raising more than $71 million for his reelection in the three months ending Sept. 30, a sign that donors remained behind him going into the 2024 presidential race. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
World Nov 07 Unification Church in Japan offers up to $66 million in a compensation amid scrutiny of fundraising tactics The Unification Church’s Japanese branch announced plans Tuesday to set aside a fund up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to cover possible compensation for those seeking damages they say were caused by the group’s manipulative fundraising tactics. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Aug 16 A former fundraiser for Rep. Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Sam Miele was charged with four counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in an alleged scheme to defraud donors and obtain money under false pretenses. Continue reading
Jul 02 Democrats pull in $80 million following Supreme Court ruling on Roe By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Party officials say donors are giving much of that money to national campaigns and causes instead of races for state office, where abortion policy will now be shaped as a result of the court's decision. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump raises $170 million as he looks to future By Brian Slodysko, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump has raised roughly $170 million since his Election Day defeat, a sum garnered through a nonstop stream of solicitations that have falsely claimed the election was stolen while requesting contributions for an “election defense fund."… Continue reading
Oct 20 How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage By Brian Slodysko, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire. Continue reading
Oct 16 Biden out-raises Trump $383M to $248M in September By Associated Press President Donald Trump was out-raised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day. Continue reading