Speculation surrounding the potential of World’s Richest Man Elon Musk bankrolling Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has reportedly spooked the government to such an extent that it is considering proposals to put a cap on political donations.
Montana Sen. Jon Tester (D) has accepted donations from a woman who has been deceased for several months, according to donation filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The universe of political entities surrounding former President Donald Trump, the leading 2024 GOP candidate, is far stronger financially than some reports originally suggested, Breitbart News has learned from speaking with several senior Trump advisers and from federally-filed data.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), in a tough reelection battle against Republican Blake Masters, is one of the five Democrat lawmakers who have helped Mike Franken’s U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa.
Iowa Democrat Senate hopeful Mike Franken released a new campaign ad on Tuesday touting his pledge to not take corporate PAC money after reportedly skirting this pledge.
Iowa Democrat Senate hopeful Mike Franken has taken money to help fund his campaign from multiple PACs that take in corporate contributions despite having a self-imposed pledge not to take in “one dime of corporate PAC money.”
The Michigan Republican Party filed a complaint this week against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), seeking equal application of a state campaign finance law among all gubernatorial candidates after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) raked in several donations far exceeding the state’s contribution limit.
Ten of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) wealthiest donors are facing ethics complaints from the Michigan Freedom Fund (MFF), which alleges the donors made contributions to Whitmer’s reelection campaign that exceeded the state’s legal limit.
A former senior Trump DOJ official who organized a threat of mass resignations after the 2020 election appeared to be a Never Trumper.
Toyota, the car manufacturer, caved on Thursday as the company announced they would stop sending campaign contributions to Republicans who objected to the electoral college certification in January.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) campaign committee has repeatedly deceived donors by personally promising she would match campaign contributions but has not matched a single cent, according to a report.
Republican leaders were able to rake in millions from grassroots campaign donations during the first fundraising quarter of 2021, leaving corporations in the dust after their freeze on political donations in January.
Tom Steyer, a top election donor and climate change activist, announced on Monday his endorsement of incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) over Rep. Joe Kennedy III for the Massachusetts Democrat Senate primary race.
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s (D) White House campaign announced it will return donations from two attorneys who previously represented Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) campaign took its beef with the wealthy a step further, rolling out $25 “Billionaire Tears” mugs on the presidential hopeful’s campaign website.
The news was announced by Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale.
A report shows Trump is surging among suburban women, and receiving the most in large-dollar donations from these women than any Democrat candidate.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has decried the ultra-wealthy’s influence in politics in the past, has received contributions from at least 30 billionaires over the course of her political career, the New York Post found.
Andrew Yang’s offer from the Democrat debate stage last week to pay ten American families $1,000 a month for a year to showcase his universal basic income campaign promise has drawn almost a half a million email entries into the $120,000 lottery.
Former FBI Director James Comey and his wife have donated nearly $20,000 to Democrats this year, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) findings.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) unveiled a plan Wednesday to give each voter $600 worth of “Democracy Dollars,” which could be donated to federal political candidates of their choice in their state.
Australian media reported on Wednesday that businessman Huang Xiangmo has been effectively expelled from the country. Xiangmo was a permanent resident who applied for citizenship, but now he does not even have an Australian passport.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced new legislation on Tuesday designed to implement the most extensive overhaul his nation’s intelligence and espionage services have seen in decades. The move is driven by what Australia’s ABC News describes as “growing concerns within the intelligence community about the influence of Chinese Government agents and political donations.”
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will keep over $60,000 in donations from disgraced media executive Harvey Weinstein, despite growing allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
Billionaire entertainment mogul Haim Saban wants Hollywood to know exactly how much he has donated to Hillary Clinton’s campaign because he hopes the eye-popping figure inspires other deep-pocketed donors to open their wallets for the Democratic presidential candidate.
The Texas Ethics Commission may approve the acceptance of out-of-state donations for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal defense. A draft opinion was circulated in advance of a Texas Ethics Commission meeting to be held on Monday, November 30.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is calling on fellow presidential candidates to return “dark money” sent to Super PACs. According to a Trump campaign press release, the billionaire sent notices earlier this week “disavowing nine unauthorized Super PAC’s claiming to support him in his bid for the Republican nomination for President of the United States and subsequently demanding the return of all funds raised.”
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will accept donations for his 2016 campaign but with no strings attached.
