Jul 29 Democrats’ fundraising hauls signal tough road for GOP to retake House By Alan Fram, Associated Press Each of the 62 freshmen House Democrats has so far raised more money than their top opponent. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 4:33 How a congressional freshman is learning to balance people and party By Lisa Desjardins Freshman GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman is now four months into his new job. Between the government shutdown and hearings over the Mueller report, he’s learning to balance life on the Hill with the needs of his Virginia constituents. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Apr 19 Sen. Perdue’s campaign fined $30,000 for fundraising violations By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission was disclosed Monday in the Georgia senator's campaign finance report for the first three months of 2019. Continue reading
Apr 16 Democratic presidential candidates raise $75 million in first quarter By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led the field by raising $18 million and California Sen. Kamala Harris came in second with $12 million. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 2:25 How Henry Timms was inspired to create Giving Tuesday By Steve Goldbloom Henry Timms is the creator of Giving Tuesday and co-author of the bestselling book “New Power,” which explores how people gather and galvanize today, often via social media. For this week’s That Moment When, Steve Goldbloom speaks with Timms, who… Continue watching
Mar 05 Sen. Warren turns fundraising powerhouse for Democrats By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Warren started 2017 with $4.8 million in her campaign account, the biggest piggybank of any Senate Democrat facing voters next year. Continue reading
Nov 30 Treasury nominee Mnuchin was Trump’s top fundraiser By Martin Crutsinger, Julie Bykowicz and Julie Pace, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin has had a long history as a successful financial executive and a period as head of Trump's campaign finance operation. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 12:47 Shields and Brooks on immigration and whether Clinton should lay low By PBS NewsHour This week, Donald Trump took a surprise trip to Mexico before his landmark immigration speech. But are his views too radical for the electorate? Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is hitting a fundraising stride, though her email scandal remains in the headlines. Continue watching
Oct 07 Forget Election Day — voting is already happening By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: 43 states have some form of early voting What mail ballots could say about the N.C. Senate race About one-in-five expected to vote early More fundraising for President Obama Early voting underway: With less than… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch How will ALS ice bucket challenge money be spent? By PBS NewsHour From George W. Bush to Kermit the Frog, scores of celebrities and thousands of others have posted videos of ice water being dumped over their heads. It’s all to raise money to battle ALS, a disease that destroys nerve cells… Continue watching