Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group

1. JPMorgan better at hedging political bets than financial investments?

   By Lindsay Young May 15, 2012 12:42 p.m.

   JPMorgan Chase & Co. may have lost a $2 billion dollar bet on the markets, but the investment giant's campaign contributions show a much more conservative approach, featuring mega contributions to both political parties -- and both of this year's leading presidential candidates.

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2. With merger, expect airline lobbying to take off

   By Lindsay Young Apr 20, 2012 12:10 p.m.
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3. Brazil-U.S. trip part of larger PR strategy

   By Lindsay Young Apr 10, 2012 8:45 a.m.
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4. Health care lobbying groups head to the Supreme Court

   By Lindsay Young Mar 23, 2012 11 a.m.

   If war is politics by other means, so is litigation. While there will be plenty of rhetoric today about President Obama's health care law on the second anniversary of its signing -- including a new op-ed by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who was for the health care reform in Massachusetts before he was against it nationally --  the big battle begins Monday, when the Supreme Court opens an unusual three days of argument over the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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5. Naming names: How super PAC ads might look if DISCLOSE were enacted

   By Lindsay Young Mar 21, 2012 5:47 p.m.

   If this hasn't happened yet to you, it probably will in this year of record-breaking spending by outside interest groups: You are watching TV or perusing the Internet when you are confronted by one of those ads telling you that your prospective public servant is a disgusting human being and completely incompetent. Worst of all, the ads are brought to you by a committee or organization whose vague name gives no clue as to its true identity. Then you ask, "Who is doing this to me? "

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6. Who's the web savviest presidential candidate of all?

   By Lindsay Young Mar 20, 2012 9:12 a.m.

   Running for president requires web presence. Facebook, Twitter, web videos and websites that take online donations are ubiquitous among this year's presidential contenders. Yet, in an ever-more sophisticated technical world, the basics are not enough, and each candidate is trying some unique approaches to mine the Internet for donations -- a key to President Obama's fundraising success in 2008.

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7. How super PACs fared on Super Tuesday

   By Lindsay Young Mar 7, 2012 2:02 p.m.

   We won't know how much the candidates poured into Super Tuesday races until they file disclosure forms with the Federal Election Commission next month but it's not too soon to take a look at the Super Tuesday scorecard for super PACs, using Sunlight's Super PAC tracker.

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8. On eve of Netanyahu visit, a look at Israel's lobbying

   By Lindsay Young Mar 2, 2012 11:50 a.m.

   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday begins a visit to the United States amid tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program and a report President Obama will urge his Israeli counterpart to postpone a preemptive strike. In addition to Obama, Netanyahu will call on another U.S. power political player, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

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9. Influence at the Oscars

   By Lindsay Young Feb 24, 2012 12:17 a.m.

   Update: The contribution amounts coming from George Clooney and Kathleen Kennedy have been corrected.

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10. Arab Spring Data

    By Lindsay Young Feb 10, 2012 2:57 p.m.

     

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11. Arab Spring: One Year Later

    By Lindsay Young Feb 10, 2012 2:55 p.m.
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12. Dark money in the twilight of 2011

    By Lindsay Young and Breanna Edwards Feb 7, 2012 6:05 p.m.

    Dark money has haunted the psyche of good government reformers. Recent changes in campaign law raise the prospect of unlimited donations, routed to political action committees through 501(c)4 "social welfare" organizations that don't have to disclose contributors' names. That could allow innocuously named groups to shelter powerful individuals and corporations and the influence they're exercising to determine who wins a federal office.

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13. Not so super PACs

    By Lindsay Young Jan 31, 2012 6:45 p.m.

    For every high-spending, politically-connected PAC, there are even more PACs that fail to accomplish much of anything. As of January 30, some 300 organizations have written letters to the FEC with their intention of raising unlimited money as a super PAC.

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14. Evolution of money in politics

    By Lindsay Young Jan 31, 2012 6:42 a.m.

    Here is an interactive timeline of the events that shape money in politics. Click on the dots for more information.

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Investigations by Sunlight Foundation reporter Lindsay Young