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To the victors go the spoils: What top donors want
By Nancy Watzman Nov 8, 2012 2:52 p.m.With the election over, a Congress full of lame ducks -- along with next year's class of soon-to-be sworn-in lawmakers, ready for freshmen orientation -- returns to Washington next week. Lobbyists and special interests that opened their wallets for candidates are poised to call in chits in a tense environment dominated by the budget impasse that threatens to impose sweeping automatic cuts to defense and social programs if Congress doesn't act.
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Web of union giving
By Kathryn Lucero Oct 29, 2012 8 a.m.
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Super PACs that stay off the air
By Keenan Steiner Oct 25, 2012 12:40 p.m.With early voting starting Saturday in Florida, a Miami-based group of community organizers and union members will be undertaking a major push across five of the battleground state’s cities to get voters to the polls.
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Gross Political Product: Outside campaign spending tops 2010 total
By Kathy Kiely Sep 23, 2012 9:09 p.m.In a campaign that's supposed to be about an ailing economy, there's just one financial indicator that remains consistently robust: Call it the Gross Political Product.
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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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Sunlight Live to cover the hidden influence in Obama jobs address
By Chris Zubak-Skees Sep 7, 2011 12:40 p.m.This Thursday at 7 p.m. President Barack Obama is set to address Congress and the nation when he’ll unveil his latest plan to create jobs. Already, a preview of the speech shows proposals consistent with the positions of influential groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. Both groups have spent millions to influence elections and policies. With that in mind, the Sunlight Foundation will cover the speech with live video, data and commentary at sunlightlive.com.
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Two groups file as Super PACs
By Bill Allison Dec 1, 2010 12:07 p.m.The mid-term elections are over and the 2012 contest is 23 months away, but the independent groups that played an outsized role in the former are already gearing up for the next contest. Protecting America's Retirees and America's Next Generation filed letters last month with the Federal Election Commission declaring their intent to take unlimited contributions from any source.
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