Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group

1. Stealthy super PAC avoids disclosing donors before Mass. special election

   By Keenan Steiner Jun 13, 2013 12:20 p.m.

   By registering with the Federal Election Commission only 20 days before the Massachusetts special Senate election, a new super PAC supporting Gabriel Gomez, the Republican in the race, will avoid disclosing its donors until well after voters go to the polls.

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2. Will Bloomberg's wrath hurt senators who opposed gun bill?

   By Keenan Steiner Jun 12, 2013 5:43 p.m.

   Billionaire Mayor Mike Bloomberg is asking prominent Democratic donors in New York, a key source of funds for candidates across the country, to stop contributing to the four Democratic senators who voted to block a bill that would have strengthened background checks for gun buyers, the New York Times reported.

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3. FAIR continues TV ads against immigration reform

   By Keenan Steiner Jun 11, 2013 3:45 p.m.

   As the Senate launches an immigration debate that could last the rest of the month, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) drops at least $36,000 in its latest round of advertising against the bill, while a major labor union begins advertising in favor of passage.

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4. Anti-Keystone group spends big on DC TV ads

   By Keenan Steiner Jun 10, 2013 2:14 p.m.
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5. Before closing up shop, Lautenberg campaign committee has a debt to pay

   By Keenan Steiner Jun 6, 2013 11:30 a.m.

   New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday at age 89, leaves behind many accomplishments, from laws fighting drunk driving to preventing people convicted of domestic violence from obtaining guns.

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6. In Massachusetts, Gomez touts credentials as political independent -- with help from the GOP

   By Keenan Steiner Jun 4, 2013 2:30 p.m.
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7. FAIR drops multi-state TV buy against Senate immigration bill

   By Keenan Steiner Jun 3, 2013 2:11 p.m.

   Last update: June 4, 6:40 p.m.

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8. NRSC tries to paint GOP as Party of Yes in new fundraising video

   By Keenan Steiner May 30, 2013 2:17 p.m.

   Criticized as the party of "no" by Democrats and even members of their own party, GOP Senate Republicans are trying to convince donors in a video posted online Thursday that theirs is in fact the party of "yes."

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9. Bachmann not the fundraising powerhouse she used to be

   By Keenan Steiner May 29, 2013 4:15 p.m.

   With Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., deciding to retire in 2015 rather than face a tough road to reelection in the face of accusations of misusing campaign funds, she has not been the fundraising magnet she used to be, records from the first quarter of this year show.

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10. Group opposed to immigration bill advertising in 18 states

    By Keenan Steiner May 28, 2013 4:27 p.m.

    As the Senate prepares to take up sweeping and controversial immigration reform legislation next month, NumbersUSA is hitting the airwaves to oppose the legislation in 18 states.

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11. Mayors Against Illegal Guns runs ad backing Nevada background checks

    By Keenan Steiner May 23, 2013 4:20 p.m.
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12. Surge of immigration lobbyists fueled by push for high-skilled foreign workers

    By Keenan Steiner May 22, 2013 11:59 a.m.

    As the immigration reform bill has been negotiated in the Senate, the number of new lobbying registrations filed this year disclosing an interest in the issue has surpassed the number from all of 2012. Some organizations are hiring lobbyists for the first time while others have bolstered their Washington presence to influence the bill.

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13. 2016 preview? Three videos by GOP groups all target Hillary Clinton

    By Keenan Steiner May 16, 2013 3:50 p.m.

    As the White House released long-sought documents on the Benghazi affair and Republican lawmakers have renewed their criticism of the Obama administration's handling of it, three big Republican groups have all produced videos on the episode that led to the death of an American ambassador. All strike a similar tone and focus on the same target: Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state whose strong polling numbers make her an early favorite in the 2016 presidential election.  

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14. How ex-Det. Guy Bowers became the biggest campaign donor of all

    By Keenan Steiner May 16, 2013 10 a.m.

    One of the most prolific donors to political candidates running for federal office has no idea that’s his status.

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Investigations by Sunlight Foundation reporter Keenan Steiner