Donald Trump’s role as GOP standard-bearer widens the growing rift between the Republican Party and its longtime business allies and corporate donors.
Eliza Newlin Carney
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Fighting Over Secret Money
Curbing undisclosed political spending can be tricky, but unilateral GOP opposition is at odds with public opinion and with the Supreme Court.
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Clinton Campaign Money Legal but Problematic
Bernie Sanders’s campaign-finance complaint against Hillary Clinton doesn’t hold water, but flags fundraising practices that pose political and other dangers.
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Chaotic Primaries Signal Voting Trouble Ahead
American elections are still plagued by budget shortfalls, bad planning, restrictive state laws, and a federal agency that makes voting harder, not easier—a recipe for disaster on Election Day.
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The Climate Counts
Environmental concerns—bolstered by more precinct walkers and political spending—loom large in this year’s election.
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Big GOP Senate Spending May Fall Short
Democrats may be vastly outspent in this year’s Senate contests, but their momentum is building anyway.
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Will Trump Finally Join the Money Chase?
Until now, Donald Trump has won considerable mileage out of his claim to be above the money fray. But the general election may force him to get his hands dirty—and answer to voters.
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The Campaign-Finance Reform Wish List
Voter outrage over money in politics and a Democratic presidential win could give reform advocates the opportunity of generation.
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Big Money Turned Upside Down
Clinton and Trump approach fundraising from opposite poles, but both face political money paradoxes in an election that’s scrambled expectations.
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When Super PACs Go Dark: LLCs Fuel Secret Spending
Super PACs are bound by election laws to disclose their funding sources, but increasingly big donors are routing their money through “shell corporations” to hide their identities.