Politics Oct 06 After taxpayer-funded ads glorifying Trump sparked backlash, he says his super PAC will pay instead By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Feb 13 Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. His spending tactic could shape the midterms He claims to have raked in that much just between Election Day 2024 and last August, though details on the exact figure are unclear. By Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press
Politics Dec 06 Elon Musk gave $20 million to a super PAC comparing Trump to Ginsburg on abortion Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump ‘s stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme… By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Politics Jun 21 Watch 5:43 A look at the massive donations to campaigns and super PACs this election season The 2024 campaign was already shaping up to be the most expensive election of all time, but now several high-profile billionaires are dumping massive amounts of money into the presidential race. Laura Barrón-López discussed where the money is coming from… By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman
Politics Dec 17 Top strategist at pro-DeSantis super PAC resigns weeks before Iowa caucuses The top strategist for the embattled super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' campaign for the White House resigned Saturday night in the latest sign of trouble for the GOP hopeful less than one month before voting begins with Iowa's kickoff caucuses. By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Jul 31 Trump political committee has spent more than $40 million on lawyers' fees as his legal peril mounts By Jill Colvin, Associated Press His political action committee, Save America, is expected to disclose Monday that it spent more than $40 million on legal fees during the first half of the year for costs related to defending the former president, his aides and other… Continue reading
Feb 19 Super PACs support Warren, Klobuchar whether they like it or not By Sara Burnett, Associated Press A super PAC may raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, including from corporations and unions, to campaign independently for candidates for federal office. … Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 8:43 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what's different about 2020 fundraising NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including recent poll and fundraising numbers for the remaining 2020 Democrats, whether former Rep. Joe Walsh can mount a serious… Continue watching
Jun 26 Study finds difficulty tracing dark money in political ads By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press It's getting harder to know who is funding political advertising at the state level as more money becomes anonymous or is filtered from one political action committee to another, a new study finds. Continue reading
May 04 How Trump broke the rules of modern politics, and won anyway By Nancy Benac, Associated Press 12 ways Donald Trump did it his way. Continue reading