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Campaign finance

Campaign finance, donations, and spending

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Jan 15, 2026
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James Talarico donor

James Talarico’s fundraising narrative is twofold: his campaign emphasizes a mass small-dollar donor model — claiming roughly 98% of contributions are $100 or less and tens of thousands of individual ...

Jan 27, 2026
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Are there any controversies surrounding Indivisible's funding transparency?

Yes — has been the subject of recurring controversies about : critics and some watchdogs argue the national group and its affiliates rely on large donors and opaque funding channels, while Indivisible...

Jan 27, 2026
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How can I search FEC and OpenSecrets records to see whether a particular grocery chain's PAC or executives donated to Trump?

To determine whether a specific grocery chain’s PAC or its executives donated to , use ’s donor lookup, PAC lookup and organization profiles to find PAC-level and employer-linked giving, and use ’s da...

Jan 18, 2026

Which U.S. retailers have the largest PAC contributions to federal candidates since 2020 according to OpenSecrets?

OpenSecrets aggregates Federal Election Commission filings and reports that retail-industry PACs collectively gave $7,431,841 to federal candidates in the 2024 cycle, according to its Retail Sales ind...

Jan 16, 2026

is aipac mostly funded by americans

AIPAC’s political activity and its affiliated PACs draw their money from U.S. political-accounting channels and named American donors, and public records show large sums moving through AIPAC’s PAC and...

Feb 6, 2026

When donating to SLAY does it help voting?

only helps voting if that organization actually runs voter registration, turnout, or civic-engagement programs; the available reporting does not identify SLAY as a voter-mobilization group, so the dir...

Feb 3, 2026

Is there a master list of trump administration collaborators

There is no single publicly acknowledged “ collaborators” compiled or labeled as such by the federal government; instead, researchers must piece together official rosters, third‑party databases and me...

Feb 3, 2026

Which individual members of Congress received the largest direct PAC contributions from AIPAC in the 2023–2024 cycle, with dollar amounts?

’s political operation was one of the largest financial players in the 2023–2024 cycle, directing tens of millions in to federal campaigns and vastly more through its super PACs and independent expend...

Feb 2, 2026

What ethics rules or disclosure laws govern payments to sitting first family members for commercial media projects?

to sitting first-family members sit at the intersection of criminal statutes, , and consumer-protection disclosure law: federal conflict-of-interest and criminal provisions bar using official position...

Jan 31, 2026

Are there in‑depth investigative reports about Turning Point USA’s early funding and Montgomery’s role in donor outreach?

Yes — multiple longform and investigative accounts have probed ’s early fundraising and ’s role connecting to donors, though the depth, focus and sourcing vary: watchdog and nonprofit reporters have d...

Jan 25, 2026

What legal steps does the DOJ follow before indicting state or local elected officials?

follows a structured, multi-layered internal process before bringing criminal charges against state or local elected officials: investigation and evidence-gathering, internal review and approval guide...

Jan 19, 2026

Who pays for bernie sanders expenses when he travels for rallys, town halls, etc

Bernie Sanders’s travel for rallies, town halls and national “tour” events is paid primarily out of his campaign operation — most commonly the committee Friends of Bernie Sanders — which reports and e...

Jan 8, 2026

What specific pharmaceutical companies contributed to bernie sanders and in what amounts?

OpenSecrets’ industry tallies list Bernie Sanders as receiving roughly $1.42 million from "pharmaceuticals/health products" in the 2020 cycle and about $439,000 in 2016, figures that have been widely ...