The biggest donors to American elections are billionaires Timothy Mellon, Richard Uihlein, Miriam Adelson, and Elon Musk.

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A coalition that successfully convinced voters to nix the MCAS graduation requirement for high school students spent just ...

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Former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger received a $500,000 cash infusion from a liberal veterans group as she pursues the Virginia governorship this year.

Illinois judicial campaigns have become very expensive, with interest groups and wealthy donors throwing around lots of cash to get their favorite judge on the bench.

The decision comes as Wu faces a political challenge built partially on opposition to some of her transportation policies.

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The whistleblower who revealed financial transactions he felt were potentially unlawful by a nonprofit that bankrolled travel ...

The act of violence almost 150 years ago effectively gave birth to the civil service, that class of nonpartisan experts who ...