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Dark Money in US Politics

The role of dark money in US politics, including its sources and impact on elections.

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Jan 17, 2026
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What PACs contribute the most to political campaigns

Big-money political action committees — especially super PACs and party-aligned outside-spending vehicles — dominate the flow of cash into modern U.S. campaigns, with a small number of high-dollar com...

Jan 11, 2026

What role do dark money groups and 501(c)(4)s play in funding left-wing activism and how traceable are those donations?

Dark money vehicles—principally 501(c) “social welfare” nonprofits and allied fiscal structures—play a major funding role in left‑wing activism by channeling large, often anonymous donations into advo...

Jan 10, 2026

How much funding has Indivisible received from dark-money groups, nonprofits, or political action committees?

Public records and the tracking site OpenSecrets show that Indivisible operates multiple entities that receive money from other organizations — a 501(c) (Indivisible Project) and at least one PAC (Ind...

Jan 7, 2026

Investigations into funding sources for January 6 2021 protester transportation

Congressional and journalistic probes have traced portions of the money that paid for the January 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally and related activity to a mixture of identifiable donors, nonprofit “d...

Jan 5, 2026

Which major conservative donors or affiliated organizations provided funding to Turning Point USA before and after 2025?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) drew major backing from wealthy conservative individuals and donor-directed funds throughout its rise, with named benefactors including Bernard Marcus, Bruce Rauner, Richard ...