Campaign finance

Billionaire Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after her New Hampshire loss to Trump, source says

Billionaire Reid Hoffman does not plan to give any more money to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign after her loss in…

Speaker Mike Johnson’s wealthy Louisiana donors could become key funders for House GOP

Newly minted Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has quietly assembled a group of wealthy Louisiana political backers who could become…

Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX allies secretly poured $50 million into ‘dark money’ groups, evidence shows

Former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and his allies donated $50 million during the 2022 election cycle toward politically active groups…

Biden tops Trump in 2024 campaign fundraising for third quarter, but ex-president’s war chest dwarfs GOP rivals

President Joe Biden’s reelection effort raised tens of millions of dollars more than the campaign of his chief Republican rival,…

Mum’s the bad word: Most big Menendez donors won’t say if they will keep backing New Jersey senator

Many of the top financial donors to U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will not say whether they will continue supporting his…

Fetterman plans to return donation tied to Menendez ‘in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills,’ spokesman says

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., will return $5,000 in contributions from a political action committee tied to Sen. Bob Menendez “in…

2024 election ad spending expected to top $10 billion, smashing Biden-Trump 2020 record

The 2024 election cycle is expected to be the most expensive of all time for political ad spending, totaling $10.2…

Private jets, luxury hotels: For wealthy donors, the Republican debate is a grand ole party

Wealthy Republican political donors will receive the VIP treatment at Wednesday night’s GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, according to…

Trump has yet to help his Georgia co-defendants with their legal bills, a risky test of their loyalty

As former President Donald Trump and his army of lawyers prepare for his formal surrender on Thursday, a harsh new…

Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in $250 million

Several of the attorneys who spearheaded President Donald Trump’s frenzied effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election tried,…