A new centrist Democratic group called Promise to America that is pushing back against progressives will not say who is funding its effort—but is closely tied to the Welcome Party, a group whose PAC ...

The day before President Trump announced a 90-day pause on his sweeping tariffs, sending markets exploding higher, his investment accounts quietly purchased hundreds of stocks near the market low, ...

President Trump sent an awaited-for-months supplemental funding request for the Iran War to Congress on Wednesday, seeking $87.6 billion in a package that is headlined by $67.1 billion for the ...

Wall Street's largest banks have quietly been building a new dark money operation that's already funneled nearly $6 million into Democratic super PACs backing the party's most business-friendly ...

More than one in four federal lobbyists are now pushing AI-related agendas, according to a new report from Public Citizen—and they are overwhelmingly working for corporate interests seeking to ...

Lobbying group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was by far the largest PAC contributor to members of Congress and federal candidates in the 2023-2024 election cycle, funneling hard ...

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) made more than $12.7 million in PAC contributions to members of Congress and federal candidates in the first half of this year, according to its ...

A top House Republican leader who regularly meets with President Trump and cabinet officials disclosed a private investment in Elon Musk’s AI company just days before the Pentagon began expanding the ...

Democratic politicians across the country are denouncing the Trump administration’s mass deportation practices, condemning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a “paramilitary force” and ...

Three super PACs aligned with top Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress routed roughly $44 million in the first quarter through affiliated nonprofits that shield donor identities before the ...

This article is Part 1 of an ongoing Sludge series on donor-advised funds. Click here to read the other parts. Several charitable gift funds, including the largest charity in the United States, are ...