A new analysis by the Wesleyan Media Project released Thursday shows spending on this year’s political ads, the kind ruining the TV viewing experience of millions of Americans from now until November, is being dominated by outside groups that can accept unlimited donations from corporations and our malevolent wealthy…

An audit of the National Rifle Association’s finances obtained by OpenSecrets shows the organization’s income from dues-paying members has been “plummeting” for the last two years, contributing to the organization’s deficit of $31.8 million last year. Lol!!!

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat representing Washington state, has founded the first political action committee (PAC) dedicated to backing candidates who support Medicare for All, HuffPost reported today.

One thing that the Trump presidency has made crystal clear is the depths to which Republicans will sink to hold onto power. They do not care about The Norms, as seen in their blocking Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court nomination only to insist that Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed immediately. They do not care about adding…

California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, were indicted by the Department of Justice today for misuse of campaign funds and filing false campaign finance records. According to the 48-page indictment, the Hunters spent $250,000 of campaign funds on personal expenses that included trips to Italy…

We are now witnessing what happens when a clan of grifters and scoundrels caught in a giant conspiratorial mess begin to turn on each other.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would like to tout the fact that the median campaign contribution in his primary race against progressive candidate Cynthia Nixon has been just $150 dollars—the sort of low(ish?) number that implies a groundswell of grassroots support for his candidacy.

When members of the Democratic Socialists of America entered a Washington, D.C., restaurant this week and chanted “shame, shame” at Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen until she scurried away, it was inevitable that the online fever swamps of the right would swiftly condemn these protestors as scum. How rude…

The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to roll back parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations implemented in the wake of the recession. The bill—which whittles down consumer protections—passed 258-159, with help from 33 Democrats, before President Trump signed the bill on Thursday.

Progressives in New York have long criticized Governor Andrew Cuomo for failing to close the so-called LLC loophole, which allows people who own limited liability companies to essentially disregard limits on campaign contributions. While the fact that Cuomo is one of the top beneficiaries from this loophole is nothing…

Less than 12 hours after his train wreck of an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Rudy Giuliani was back on Donald Trump’s favorite TV channel to continue his streak of making things so much worse for his client.

Before you start feeling too sanguine about the Democrats’ chances in the 2018 midterm elections, I am here to ruin your day: Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that groups affiliated with and funded by the Koch brothers are slated to spend $20 million to sell last year’s class war tax plan to voters.

Hillary Clinton is still making money off her failed 2016 presidential campaign by charging the Democratic National Committee to use her valuable email list—a move that’s rankling state and local party officials, who say Clinton should donate the list and return the DNC’s money.

A new study out this month found the problem of untraceable dark money ads on Facebook is far worse than previously thought.

The advocacy group Common Cause filed a pair of legal complaints on Monday alleging that Cambridge Analytica violated U.S. election laws by sending foreign nationals to the U.S. to work on Republican campaigns in 2014.

The Federal Election Commission issued proposals this week for new rules to improve the disclosure of political ads online, spurred by the revelation last year that Russian government operatives purchased online ads in their attempt to influence the 2016 elections. The rules are a very small but totally insufficient…

An investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times has revealed a network of five super PACs created by No Labels, a group dedicated to promoting “bipartisanship” in politics. Sadly, it seems they’re a little embarrassed by the effort, because, according to the paper, the group has tried hard to keep its fingerprints off the…

It’s been 10 years since the financial crisis devastated pretty much everyone besides America’s biggest banks, which were mostly bailed out and left unpunished. Now, thanks to a crucial assist from some Democrats in the Senate, we may be due for a repeat.

Everything’s bigger in Texas, they say, including the volume of deer semen a politician might expect to receive as in-kind donations. Democrat Ana Lisa Garza, a district court judge, is running for the Texas House of Representatives, and Dallas News reports that more than half of the donations in her last campaign…

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is reading the room (and likely making a play for 2020).