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Crypto firms flex political muscle with more than $100M in political donations
Cryptocurrency corporations dished out more than $119 million in political donations, according to a new report.
Notorious 'Manhattan Madam' who ran prostitution ring that brought down ex-NY gov claims she's working for RFK Jr. campaign
“Those choices should not detract from my intelligence or my current work.”
Hotel union donated over $700K to NYC pols backing bill that could drive up lodging costs
A powerful union has funneled more than $700,000 in campaign donations since 2021 to lawmakers backing controversial legislation.
House GOP PAC unloads on Tom Suozzi with $2.3 million attack ads
The House Republican Super PAC is unloading on Democrat Tom Suozzi with $2.3 million in attack ads over the next two weeks to help Republican Mazi Pilip in the Feb....
Ex-AOC aide paid himself $140K for 'consulting work' while PAC spent little on its actual mission
A former top aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., funneled six figures in donor funds from his political action committee into his own pockets for reported consulting work, all while...
Ron DeSantis accused of breaking campaign finance law in complaint filed by watchdog group
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis broke campaign finance law by advising a super PAC bankrolling his bid for president on what ads to run, a nonpartisan watchdog group alleged in a...
Trump’s PAC has spent at least $21 million on legal bills in 2023, filings show
The PAC expenditures filing also revealed that Save America shelled out $108,000 to Melania Trump's stylist, Herve Pierre Braillard, in what it classified as "strategy consulting."
Pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC snipes at Trump in first TV ad
A super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' potential bid for US president pitched its first attack against former President Donald Trump on Sunday, begging the question: "What happened to...
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's longtime 'winning' history in Albany due to deep-pocketed donors
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has racked up a beefy resume of going to bat for his biggest financial backers.
Teachers union cash to top Albany Dems could doom Hochul charter plan: critics
VOTE-COPE has donated a combined $147,100 to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s PAC and campaigns since 2017.
Stacey Abrams-founded PAC probes 'incorrect' consultant payments
Abrams founded Fair Fight to fight against "voter suppression" in 2018 after her loss to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
House Republicans probing if COVID funds were used for critical race theory in schools
Top House Republicans launched an investigation Wednesday into whether the Department of Education allowed schools to use federal COVID-19 relief funds to try and push critical race theory on kids.
Trump trolls feds with MAGA mock-up of affidavit for Mar-a-Lago search
An evening email distributed by Trump's Save America PAC included an image resembling the government's 38-page court filing from earlier in the day.
Bloomberg Super PAC to replace campaign, aid Dem nominee
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg confirmed Thursday that he's turning his defunct campaign into his own “independent” Super PAC to aid the Democratic nominee and defeat President Trump in November's general election...
Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders nonprofit
WASHINGTON — The watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that Our Revolution, a political nonprofit organization founded by Bernie Sanders, violated...
PAC for former public advocate candidate raising money despite FEC shutdown
Some might call it a PAC of lies. A New York political action committee is still raising cash, despite being officially shut down by the Federal Election Commission more than...
Republican PAC airs ad showing AOC's face on fire during Dem debate
A Republican-affiliated political action committee aired a controversial TV ad during the Democratic primary debate that showed a picture of freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez burst into flames. The PAC, New...
Paterson shows up on Rangel's FEC filings — even though he's not on campaign anymore
For the last two years, ex-Gov. David Paterson’s name could be found at the bottom of the first page of retired Congressman Charles Rangel’s filings to the Federal Election Commission,...
Latino group offers $5,000 if someone heckles Trump on 'SNL'
A group is offering a pay a hefty “bounty” if someone heckles Donald Trump when he hosts “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. DeportRacism.com, a Latino rights PAC, says it will...
A friend in Jesus: New York's new Catholic PAC
Edward Cardinal Egan’s funeral Mass at St. Patrick’s on Tuesday was celebrated amid scaffolding stretching from floor to ceiling. The cathedral is in the midst of an overhaul aimed at...