Breyer’s Supreme Court seat opens the door to even more ‘dark money’ in 2022 midterm elections
Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden the first Supreme Court pick of his presidency and likely sparking even more “dark money” spending in the leadup to 2022 midterm elections.
Fire fighters union political activities flourished under embattled former president with close ties to Biden
Harold Schaitberger, former longtime general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, is taking heat from federal authorities over past union activities.
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How to find out who is behind a political ad on Facebook (Poynter) There are many ways for donors to stay in the shadows, so you might hit a brick wall. But even if the financial backers remain hidden, the OpenSecrets website and the organization’s reports can reveal the networks of political operations that lie behind the Facebook ad.
Sinema's filibuster stance only adds to the frustrations of Arizona progressives (NPR) From 2015 to 2020, while Sinema was running for the Senate, no one contributed more to her campaign than EMILY's List — over $400,000, according to OpenSecrets. On Thursday, after the bid to change Senate rules officially failed, Butler made clear that EMILY's List won't endorse Sinema in the future.
