US political financing

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Big oil spent $445m in last election cycle to influence Trump and Congress, report says
Investments ‘likely to pay dividends’, analysis says, as Trump unleashes dozens of pro-fossil fuel executive actions

Dharna Noor

23, Jan, 2025 @1:00 PM

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Donald Trump inauguration: how do donations to the inaugural fund work?
What to know about Trump’s inauguration committee – from what rules are in place to how much it has raised

Robert Tait in Washington

18, Jan, 2025 @8:00 AM

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Voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams fined for illegal campaigning
New Georgia Project, fined $300,000 by state ethics body, admitted to 16 violations of election law, officials say

George Chidi in Atlanta

16, Jan, 2025 @1:51 AM

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Elon Musk’s rumoured $100m donation may just fuel a fresh look at UK political funding
Though denied, the mere fact a foreign billionaire could chuck so much money at one party might just spur rule changes

Heather Stewart

08, Dec, 2024 @11:32 AM

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Revealed: the tech bosses who poured $394.1m into US election - and how they compared to Elon Musk
FEC filings offer only a glimpse of the money tech is pouring into Washington as it seeks to influence government

Raphael Hernandes, Lauren Aratani and Will Craft, with graphics by Tural Ahmedzade

07, Dec, 2024 @10:00 AM

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Trump adviser who funded supreme court takeover wants to ‘crush liberal dominance’
Leonard Leo, rightwing billionaire who helped install conservative justices, outlines second term ambitionsUS politics – live updates

Martin Pengelly in Washington

25, Nov, 2024 @2:59 PM

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The Republican and Democratic parties are killing electoral reform across the US | David Daley
There are elements on both right and left who prefer to govern without majorities and view competitive elections as a threat

David Daley

16, Nov, 2024 @11:00 AM

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‘Partisan politics’: how efforts to overturn the Johnson amendment could upend campaign finance
Experts say undoing the provision, which bans churches from campaign donations, would open a flow of dark money

Alice Herman

14, Nov, 2024 @11:00 AM

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US election answers the question: how do you spend a billion dollars?
The candidates have raised an extraordinary amount of money in an election awash with cash on an unprecedented scale

Richard Luscombe

01, Nov, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Amazon donates to group backing hardline anti-abortion Republican
DoorDash and CVS also contributing funds to Raga group trying to re-elect Todd Rokita, who favors total abortion ban

Martin Pengelly in Washington

31, Oct, 2024 @6:00 PM

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Elon Musk skips hearing as $1m election giveaway case moves to federal court
Absence would have risked contempt of court had the case continued in Pennsylvania

Blake Montgomery and agencies

31, Oct, 2024 @5:45 PM

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University of Michigan recruits state attorney general to crack down on Gaza protesters
Revealed: in a highly unusual move, regents allegedly bypassed local prosecutors, believing Dana Nessel would be tougher on student protesters

Tom Perkins in Detroit

24, Oct, 2024 @11:00 AM

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