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Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens blasted the Court's Citizens United ruling in a speech on Wednesday. HuffPost's Mike Sacks reports, "In a speech at the University of Arkansas' Clinton School of Public Service, Stevens challenged his former colleagues to defend Alito's 'not true' moment by reconciling...

Conservative groups are now planning to spend $1 billion in this fall's election, according a new report from Politico. This includes an increase in estimated spending by the Koch brothers from $100 million to $400 million. Politico reports, "The $1 billion in outside money is in addition to...

After reports from the Center for Responsive Politics and Republic Report looked into the $55 million in secret money given by the Center to Protect Patients' Rights to conservative non-profis in the 2010 election the LA Times picked up the story over the weekend:...

In 2001, two Seattle alt-weekly writers teamed up to run a city council race that sought to challenge the local political structure and empower ordinary citizens.

The duo -- campaign manager Phil Campbell, a recently fired political reporter at Seattle's The Stranger, and upstart candidate Grant Cogswell, a music...

WASHINGTON -- The race for a newly drawn congressional district in California's Inland Empire is shaping up as a clash of titans. It's not the candidates -- Republican Rep. Gary Miller and his leading Democratic opponent Pete Aguilar -- who are making a splash at the moment, but rather two...

Some much needed perspective from Philip Maddocks: "As Election Day draws nearer, hundreds of super PACs are expressing concern that the race for the presidency is dangerously close to degenerating into a competition of statesmanlike discourse and well-mannered campaigning that will put at risk the very ideals upon...

The New York Times looks at the risks associated with attacking Mitt Romney's work at Bain Capital. The risks being offending Wall Street campaign donors: "Debates over how much to blame — and regulate — Wall Street have stoked tensions between Democrats and the financial industry ever since...

Reality television star, real estate mogul and Republican celebrity du jour Donald Trump told the conservative news site NewsMax that he was considering launching his own super PAC to extend his political influence.

When asked whether established super PACs had approached him to fund attacks on President Barack...

Super PACs raised less money in April as Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich departed from the stage. HuffPost reports: "Contributions to super PACs fell in April from the month before as the Republican presidential primary race ended. The unlimited money political committees that report finances monthly -- many...

WASHINGTON -- Contributions to super PACs fell in April from the month before as the Republican presidential primary race ended. The unlimited money political committees that report finances monthly -- many super PACs only file every three months -- raised $12.4 million in April, $10 million less than either March...

Slate's Sasha Issenberg has a must-read article on the new approach to targeted advertising being deployed by the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama: "[S]cattered, unsustained messaging has become the unlikely hallmark of the well-funded Chicago campaign. The strategy was put into play even before Romney emerged as...

Over the weekend the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney and a number of super PACs on both sides of the aisle reported their finances for April. HuffPost was there to cover it:

Mitt Romney's finances left something to be desired: "The presidential campaign of former...

The super PAC supporting the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama had another lackluster month of fundraising in April, pulling in only $1.58 million, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday night.

Priorities USA Action has had a difficult time raising the kind...

WASHINGTON -- The presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced on May 17 that it had raised $40.1 million in April, when its fundraising is taken together with the funds raised by the Republican National Committee and a joint fundraising committee called Romney Victory....

The presidential campaign of Rick Santorum ended with $2.2 million in debts and only $1 million cash on hand, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday.

That amount of debt is up $300,000 from the $1.9 million the Santorum campaign reported...

The super PAC backing Mitt Romney's presidential run retained its place as the number one super PAC, in terms of financing, as it pulled in an additional $3.85 million in April, according to a report filed Sunday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Contributions continued to flow into...

WASHINGTON -- In the age of super PACs and K Street fundraisers, the hunt for grassroots donors, those giving small sums, has become less and less important on Capitol Hill. Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) is trying to reverse that trend by turning his own campaign into an experiment. The three-term...

Newt Gingrich may have ended his quest for the Republican presidential nomination, but his journey to retire the $4.7 million in debt he piled up during his run is just beginning.

In a report provided to the Federal Election Commission on Saturday, the Gingrich campaign revealed that...

WASHINGTON -- The reelection campaign of President Barack Obama reported raising $25.7 million in April, down from $35 million raised in March.

While the campaign raised fewer dollars last month than the previous one, its support from small donors remained high with 43.7 percent, or $11.23 million, coming...

Donor Disclosure Weekend: The presidential campaigns and super PACs will be disclosing their donors and expenses for the month of April over the weekend. This evening the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee disclosed that they raised $25 million and $14 million, respectively. We'll be reporting on the numbers...