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December 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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How much do you know about dark money in politics? Take our latest quiz to find out how much you know about campaign finance law.
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Quiz: Are you dark money savvy? - OpenSecrets News
OpenSecrets has spent more than 40 years following the money. But over the past 15 years, our work has become…
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December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How much do you know about dark money in politics? Take our latest quiz to find out how much you know about campaign finance law.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We are proud to stand with partners in calling for stronger financial transparency in campaigns and government. Accountability is essential to a healthy democracy and a resilient civil society.
In light of the Vanity Fair article this week, we wanted to reshare our profile on President Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles. It details the unique influence she holds in the White House and throughout our capital, given her extensive lobbying history. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/03...
Trump administration profile: Susie Wiles - OpenSecrets News
President Donald Trump selected Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff on Nov. 7, 2024, just two days after…
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December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In light of the Vanity Fair article this week, we wanted to reshare our profile on President Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles. It details the unique influence she holds in the White House and throughout our capital, given her extensive lobbying history. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/03...
As the midterms near, the cost of running for Congress continues to climb, even in safe seats. Our reporting details how billions in campaign and outside spending are narrowing the field of who can run and whose voices carry weight.
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Congressional seats, even the safe ones, don’t come cheap - OpenSecrets News
To run for Congress, candidates must satisfy three constitutional qualifications: meet the minimum age requirement, be a U.S. citizen and…
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December 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
As the midterms near, the cost of running for Congress continues to climb, even in safe seats. Our reporting details how billions in campaign and outside spending are narrowing the field of who can run and whose voices carry weight.
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Retiring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene built one of Congress’ most prolific small-dollar fundraising operations, fueling independence from party leadership and PACs.
Our analysis looks at how that model shaped her clashes with party leaders. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/12...
Our analysis looks at how that model shaped her clashes with party leaders. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/12...
Marjorie Taylor Greene heads for the exit having blazed a controversy-fueled fundraising trail - OpenSecrets News
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced last month she will resign from Congress, citing frustration with party leadership and her…
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December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Retiring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene built one of Congress’ most prolific small-dollar fundraising operations, fueling independence from party leadership and PACs.
Our analysis looks at how that model shaped her clashes with party leaders. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/12...
Our analysis looks at how that model shaped her clashes with party leaders. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/12...
72% of Americans say money in politics is a very big problem.
That’s why transparency matters. The @washingtonpost.com's @pkcapitol.bsky.social spotlights how we shine a light on campaign finance & lobbying - to empower citizens & strengthen accountability. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That’s why transparency matters. The @washingtonpost.com's @pkcapitol.bsky.social spotlights how we shine a light on campaign finance & lobbying - to empower citizens & strengthen accountability. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Column | More money, more corruption require more attention, nonprofit says
OpenSecrets, which started four decades ago, is renewing its drive to help voters follow the money between special interests and government officials.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
72% of Americans say money in politics is a very big problem.
That’s why transparency matters. The @washingtonpost.com's @pkcapitol.bsky.social spotlights how we shine a light on campaign finance & lobbying - to empower citizens & strengthen accountability. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That’s why transparency matters. The @washingtonpost.com's @pkcapitol.bsky.social spotlights how we shine a light on campaign finance & lobbying - to empower citizens & strengthen accountability. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
To all who celebrate: Happy Hanukkah! May the season bring light, hope, and joy. 🕎 #happyhanukkah
December 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
To all who celebrate: Happy Hanukkah! May the season bring light, hope, and joy. 🕎 #happyhanukkah
Today is #NationalEnergyConservationDay, a good time to revisit how utility lobbying has surged this year amid an explosion of the AI industry and data center expansion.
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US Utility Lobbying Jumps 14% Amid AI Boom, Clean Energy Turmoil
US utilities are on track to spend $150 million on lobbying this year, reaching the highest level in more than a decade, according to fresh data from nonprofit OpenSecrets.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today is #NationalEnergyConservationDay, a good time to revisit how utility lobbying has surged this year amid an explosion of the AI industry and data center expansion.
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Over the past week, hundreds of media outlets large and small cited OpenSecrets research, demonstrating the importance of access to money-in-politics data. Here's a thread with a few examples.
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Over the past week, hundreds of media outlets large and small cited OpenSecrets research, demonstrating the importance of access to money-in-politics data. Here's a thread with a few examples.
OpenSecrets works every day to ensure that information about money and influence in government remains accessible and understandable to the public. 1/3
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
OpenSecrets works every day to ensure that information about money and influence in government remains accessible and understandable to the public. 1/3
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December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Shopping for someone who loves politics, elections or government transparency? Our webstore has you covered this holiday season. 🎄🎁👉 www.bonfire.com/store/opense...
As the Trump admin pushes for a more privatized veterans’ health care system, lobbying by veterans groups and health care companies alike has surged, along with campaign contributions to members of relevant congressional committees.
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How money is driving the push to privatize veterans’ health care - OpenSecrets News
Health care companies and legislators are presiding over a shift toward privatized veterans’ care, attracting support from prominent Republicans including…
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December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
As the Trump admin pushes for a more privatized veterans’ health care system, lobbying by veterans groups and health care companies alike has surged, along with campaign contributions to members of relevant congressional committees.
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OpenSecrets is journalists' go-to source for data on money in politics. Here are just a few examples of how newsrooms have used our data in recent days.🧵
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
OpenSecrets is journalists' go-to source for data on money in politics. Here are just a few examples of how newsrooms have used our data in recent days.🧵
1/2 In a recent interview about the Restore Trust in Congress Act, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna referenced our investigative reporting on how much money members of Congress have personally invested in companies that stand to benefit from federal policy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/2 In a recent interview about the Restore Trust in Congress Act, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna referenced our investigative reporting on how much money members of Congress have personally invested in companies that stand to benefit from federal policy.
Politicians use leadership PACs to gain clout and boost bids for leadership posts or chairmanships. This involves giving to members, the party, PACs, super PACs. In 2024, leadership PACs gave $79.3M to federal candidates, mostly to Republicans, but a Democrat topped the charts.
December 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Politicians use leadership PACs to gain clout and boost bids for leadership posts or chairmanships. This involves giving to members, the party, PACs, super PACs. In 2024, leadership PACs gave $79.3M to federal candidates, mostly to Republicans, but a Democrat topped the charts.
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SCOOP: Bipartisan group of nearly 100 former legislators call for a ban to individual stock trades by current members of Congress.
Among them: Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, Olympia Snowe and Fred Upton.
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Among them: Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, Olympia Snowe and Fred Upton.
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Nearly 100 former lawmakers call on House to ban stock trading by members of Congress - OpenSecrets News
Ninety former members of Congress today urged U.S. House leaders to quickly pass legislation that would “eliminate the persistent appearance…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
SCOOP: Bipartisan group of nearly 100 former legislators call for a ban to individual stock trades by current members of Congress.
Among them: Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, Olympia Snowe and Fred Upton.
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Among them: Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, Olympia Snowe and Fred Upton.
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🦃Some more Thanksgiving leftovers for you: check out OpenSecrets' own Jackie Mitchell talking turkey with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social on Background Briefing. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Talking Turkey About the Turkey Industry and Its lobbying Clout
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex
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December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🦃Some more Thanksgiving leftovers for you: check out OpenSecrets' own Jackie Mitchell talking turkey with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social on Background Briefing. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Since 2008, independent spending in federal races has skyrocketed from $140M to $4.2B, mostly fueled by super PACs. Our data, featured in reporting by @bethreinhard.bsky.social in @washingtonpost.com, shows the growing role of ultra-wealthy wealthy donors. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Case that lets billionaires spend big on elections never reached Supreme Court
A less-recognized campaign finance case from 2010 paved the way for the super PACs frequently used by billionaires such as Elon Musk to spend big on elections.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Since 2008, independent spending in federal races has skyrocketed from $140M to $4.2B, mostly fueled by super PACs. Our data, featured in reporting by @bethreinhard.bsky.social in @washingtonpost.com, shows the growing role of ultra-wealthy wealthy donors. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In the past week, some of the most influential news outlets in the country cited OpenSecrets in their reporting. Among the latest: @washingtonpost.com, Fox News, @theguardian.com NJ.com and AL.com. Get more updates in our free weekly newsletter. Sign up at www.opensecrets.org/newsletter/s....
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In the past week, some of the most influential news outlets in the country cited OpenSecrets in their reporting. Among the latest: @washingtonpost.com, Fox News, @theguardian.com NJ.com and AL.com. Get more updates in our free weekly newsletter. Sign up at www.opensecrets.org/newsletter/s....
1/4 Americans will eat about 50M turkeys on Thanksgiving. Producers are represented by the National Turkey Federation, which has spent $3.3M on lobbying over the past two decades. NTF is on pace for its most lobbying spending since 2009. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
1/4 Americans will eat about 50M turkeys on Thanksgiving. Producers are represented by the National Turkey Federation, which has spent $3.3M on lobbying over the past two decades. NTF is on pace for its most lobbying spending since 2009. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/11...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) and former Sen. Doug Jones (D) have both announced they are running for governor of Alabama, setting up a rematch of their 2020 race. That year, Tuberville easily defeated Jones even though the Democrat spent about 4x on the race.
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) and former Sen. Doug Jones (D) have both announced they are running for governor of Alabama, setting up a rematch of their 2020 race. That year, Tuberville easily defeated Jones even though the Democrat spent about 4x on the race.
OpenSecrets in the news - check out some of the latest reporting based on our research.
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
OpenSecrets in the news - check out some of the latest reporting based on our research.
Our data, analyzed by @washingtonpost.com, shows giving from the 100 wealthiest Americans has risen 140x since 2000. In 2024 they accounted for 7.5% of federal election spending - $1 of every $13. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int... @bethreinhard.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Our data, analyzed by @washingtonpost.com, shows giving from the 100 wealthiest Americans has risen 140x since 2000. In 2024 they accounted for 7.5% of federal election spending - $1 of every $13. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int... @bethreinhard.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com