Center for Responsive Politics

Arthur Delaney

Sen. Johnny Isakson's Shady Dinner With Lobbyists: Crashing The Party

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Just for fun, the Huffington Post decided Tuesday night to crash a dinner party for Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). It was one of many fundraisers happen...

GM Defends Decision To Retain In-House Lobbyists

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 06.03.2009 | Business


General Motors is defending its decision to retain an in-house team of lobbyists despite being majority-owned by the U.S. government. Earlier toda...

Banks Buying Both Parties To Get TARP Money--New Report

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 02.04.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

I would have put a "BREAKING" on this title but, in some ways, this is not a new story--just another twist to the same-old political as usual. I'm ...

Chief Technology Officer to be Transformational?

David Kralik | Posted 01.27.2009 | Media


David Kralik

Technology and the Internet were crucial to helping elect Barack Obama president and it will be crucial to the success of his administration.

Are Obama Donors Inadvertently Helping Republicans?

Dara O'Rourke | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


Dara O'Rourke

Do you know if through the products you buy, you are giving money to companies who are supporting politicians you wouldn't?

Sam Stein

RNC Small Donor Database Panned As A Publicity Stunt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


The Republican National Committee launched on Tuesday a database for individuals to search through all the small donors ($200 or less) that have given...

Sam Stein

More Than $1 Billion Donated So Far To Presidential Candidates

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


A milestone in the intersection of money and politics was reached last month: more than $1 billion has been donated to candidates running for the Whit...

Pennsylvania Outcome Won't Sway Superdelegates But Money Will

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Politics being politics, money and favoritism are making a mockery of the ideal of letting superdelegates decide a nominee purely on their conscience and the best interests of the party.

Wall Street Gives Twice As Much To Dems As GOP

Wall Street Journal | Christopher Cooper | Posted 04.11.2008 | Business


Hard times may have settled over Wall Street, but campaign cash from banks and securities firms has flooded Washington as Congress and the White House...

Sam Stein

Obama Has Spent More On Polling Than Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics


At a recent campaign stop in Denver, Sen. Barack Obama portrayed his primary opponent Sen. Hillary Clinton as a hyper-cautious poll-driven candidate -...