In Search of Votes, Billionaire-Backed Anti-Obama Groups Distribute Expensive Gifts In Search of Votes, Billionaire-Backed Anti-Obama Groups Distribute Expensive Gifts
Billionaire-backed groups are giving away free gas, gift cards and iPads to spread their anti-Obama message.
GOP Fires Controversial Voter Suppression Operative, but Is He Still Playing Dirty Tricks In California? GOP Fires Controversial Voter Suppression Operative, but Is He Still Playing Dirty Tricks In California?
National Republicans moved quickly to fire their voter registration contractor after our report. But is the same firm playing dirty tricks in California?
GOP Quietly Hires Firm Tied to Voter Fraud Scandal for Work in Battleground States GOP Quietly Hires Firm Tied to Voter Fraud Scandal for Work in Battleground States
Nathan Sproul, a consultant tied to widespread efforts to suppress Democratic votes through destroying voter registration forms, appears to have been hired again in swing states.&n...
The Kochs’ Ground Game The Kochs’ Ground Game
Under the radar, the pseudo-grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is pulling out the stops to defeat Obama.
Koch Group Kicks Off Massive Voter Mobilization Effort Koch Group Kicks Off Massive Voter Mobilization Effort
Americans for Prosperity has 200 political staffers, dozens of GOTV offices and a sophisticated voter targeting technology. Will it be enough?
GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado
Mel Sembler, a major fundraiser for Romney, led a drug "treatment” center that was forced to shut down because of allegations of child abuse.
Ex–Blue Dogs, Defeated by Secret Money, Mount Their Own K Street Front Ex–Blue Dogs, Defeated by Secret Money, Mount Their Own K Street Front
Blue Dog Democrats were wiped out in the midterm elections by secret-money funds controlled by lobbyists. Now, defeated Blue Dogs are working for the same K Street interests and ma...
Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash
In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a clinic in his district receive a grant made possible by the Affordable Care Act.
Romney Adviser Leads a New Effort to Channel Millions of Undisclosed Bank Money Into the Election Romney Adviser Leads a New Effort to Channel Millions of Undisclosed Bank Money Into the Election
The American Bankers Association, a powerful bank lobbying group, has voted to take advantage of Citizens United and will now spend undisclosed corporate money for bank industry-fr...
Exclusive: Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash Exclusive: Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash
In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a clinic in his district receive a grant made possible by the Affordable Care Act.