Campaign Finance

Billions of dollars flow through United States presidential elections, a major indicator of the status of U.S. politics. Read AllSides definition of government in our Red Blue Dictionary, and check out Opensecrets.org for constant insights and updates on campaign finance.

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Kristi Noem Accused of Failing to Disclose $80k Dark Money Payment

Kristi Noem kept $80,000 ‘dark money’ payment off federal disclosure forms

Washington Examiner

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

ProPublica

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Trump Raised $76 Million in April, Biden Lagged Behind With $51 Million

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USA TODAY

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Candidates Fundraise Billions Ahead of Heated Midterm Elections

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How national donors shaped the 2024 congressional elections

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Elon Musk tops list of 2024 political donors, but five others gave more than $100 million

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Elon Musk tops list of 2024 political donors, but five others gave more than $100 million

David Meyers

April 8th, 2025

When Red and Blue America Are on Different Planets

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When Red and Blue America Are on Different Planets

Dan Schnur

April 1st, 2024

Trump Indictment Unclear as Jury Delays Meetings

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Trump Indictment Unclear as Jury Delays Meetings

AllSides Staff

March 23rd, 2023

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How Janet Mills was boxed out of the Maine Senate race by Graham Platner's rise

CNN Digital

Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine

The Intercept

Posts claim Gavin Newsom's wife received $3.7M from her own charity. We followed the money

Snopes

Meta drops $65 million into super PACs to boost tech-friendly state candidates

Politico

Judge rejects Trump administration's request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury testimony

ABC News (Online)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

ProPublica

Trump Demands ‘Major’ Investigation Into Beyoncé and Springsteen Appearances in Late-Night Rant

Daily Beast

Adams to skip New York City’s Democratic primary, run for reelection on nonpartisan line

Politico

Adams Is Denied Public Matching Funds, Hampering Re-election Campaign

New York Times (News)

MSNBC Acknowledges Al Sharpton’s Non-Profit Received Donation From the Harris Campaign Ahead of On-Air Interview

Mediaite

Newsom's Wife Rakes In $3.7 MILLION From Her Own 'Gender Justice' Charity

California Globe

Supreme Court could dramatically alter US election landscape

The Hill

Trump Calls for Investigation Into Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen Performances

Newsweek

NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Start His Own Political Party for Re-Election Campaign

Wall Street Journal (News)

Adams Might Be Required to Return $10 Million in Matching Contributions

NewsBreak

7 Swing States Have Been Inundated With Political Ads

Forbes

Trump Vs. Kamala Harris: Here’s Who’s Raised More In Battleground States

Forbes

Musk Turbocharges Silicon Valley Support for Trump

Wall Street Journal (News)

Biden and Democratic allies raise $264 million in second quarter

Reuters

Make Them Stop. How to Curb Incessant Political Text Messages

Wall Street Journal (News)

Meet The Heavy Hitter Quietly Bankrolling Democrats Ahead Of Possible Presidential Run

The Daily Caller

Democrats defend Maine Senate candidate's controversial history

Fox News (Opinion)

Gavin Newsom's wife and her firm pocketed $3.7M from her 'gender stereotypes' charity, unearthed IRS filings reveal

Daily Mail

Kristi Noem kept $80,000 ‘dark money’ payment off federal disclosure forms

Washington Examiner

Trump calls for an investigation of Harris paying for celebrity endorsements

Washington Times

Eric Adams to run as independent in NYC mayor race, citing ‘impossible’ Democratic primary

Washington Examiner

Mayor Eric Adams denied $4M in public money for re-election campaign

New York Post (News)

MSNBC was ‘unaware’ Harris campaign gave $500K to Al Sharpton’s group ahead of friendly interview

Fox News Digital

Dem Donor: Harris Disqualified 'Forever' After $20M Campaign Debt

Newsmax (News)

Harris and Trump hit whopping $2.5B in campaign, PAC fundraising — but don’t break 2020 records

New York Post (News)