The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is pushing back against Facts First USA’s call for an investigation into Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), describing the liberal advocacy group’s efforts as “theatrics” meant to intimidate. “Dark money organizations are attempting to intimidate congressional investigators who are shining a light on the Biden family’s shady business schemes,”…

The conservative America First Legal Foundation (AFL) is calling for an investigation of two progressive organizations it alleges are working to unlawfully obstruct congressional investigations relating to President Joe Biden. In a March 16 letter (pdf) to the House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland, AFL Director of Investigations Reed Rubinstein charged that Congressional Integrity Project—a…

Washington-based consulting firm Arabella Advisors reportedly raised and spent billions in dark money last year to fund left-wing endeavors. In U.S. politics, dark money refers to anonymous donations aimed at influencing elections. In addition to raising $1.5 billion, Arabella also spent $1 billion to support its causes in 2021, according to a Fox News report…

Dan McMillan is a historian, author, and former prosecutor. He says big money has far too much sway over policymaking in America and he wants to do something about it. His group, Save Democracy in America, advocates for changes to how election campaigns raise money. He says his changes would give power back to the…

Dan McMillan is a historian, author, and former prosecutor. He says big money has far too much sway over policymaking in America and he wants to do something about it. His group, Save Democracy in America, advocates for changes to how election campaigns raise money. He says his changes would give power back to the…

As the Nov. 8 midterm election draws near, a campaign finance expert warns that “dark money is a growing issue” in America’s elections. According to former prosecutor, campaign finance expert and Save Democracy in America founder Dan McMillan J.D., Ph.D., “dark money is a growing issue” in America’s elections. Dark money refers to campaign contributions…

Commentary Dark money. The words evoke sinister plots, secret organizations, and conspiracies fit for a James Bond villain. We hear about dark money in politics, dark money in the elections, and dark money supporting a web of organizations dedicated to undermining the American experiment. Dark money seems to be everywhere—and it is. Dark money has…

Fix Our Senate, the obscure outfit leading a coalition of 70 liberal advocacy groups backing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) anti-filibuster drive, is a left-wing “dark-money pop-up,” according to a political nonprofit finance expert. “Fix Our Senate may present itself as a standalone, grassroots activist group, but it’s actually a front for the Sixteen…

A violent Oct. 14 brawl at the Department of Interior headquarters building in the nation’s capital that saw multiple police officers injured and 55 protestors arrested was organized by an anti-fossil fuel group funded by a left-wing dark money group, according to a report made public Monday. “Protestors attempted to tear down barricades at the White House, vandalized a…

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of two conservative groups that challenged a California requirement that tax-exempt charities provide the state the identities of their top financial donors. The justices, in a 6–3 ruling, sided with the two nonprofit groups—the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Thomas More Law Center—in finding that the…