Money in Politics

How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit has spent millions lobbying to keep tax season miserable.

By Liz Day, ProPublica

 | Tue Mar. 26, 2013 10:14 AM PDT
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre

LaPierre To Bloomberg: Drop Dead

The NRA head says New York's mayor "can't buy America" with his gun-control push

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| Sun Mar. 24, 2013 8:52 AM PDT
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Scandal-Plagued Menendez Donor Feted Obama and Chauffeured Harry Reid on His Jet

The tentacles of Salomon Melgen, Florida eye doctor and political donor, reach even further than first thought.

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| Wed Mar. 20, 2013 7:20 AM PDT
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Sen. Carl Levin Plans to Grill The IRS Over Dark Money

Levin's investigative subcommittee will look the IRS' failure to "enforce our tax laws and stem the flood" of dark money.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 7:29 AM PDT

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Mitch McConnell Will Fundraise With Billionaires After Saying the GOP Is Not The Party of Billionaires

No one debunks Mitch McConnell better than Mitch McConnell.

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| Mon Mar. 18, 2013 7:47 AM PDT

Former Congressional Ethics Chair: My $16,000 African Safari Was to Research Al Qaeda

Rep. Jo Bonner responds to MoJo's investigation of the trip he and two other GOPers took to Kenya in 2012.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Scott Prouty

Meet Scott Prouty, the 47 Percent Video Source

For months, he and I shared a big secret and repeatedly discussed whether he should go public or stay hidden.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 6:51 PM PDT
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Will Big Donors Get Special Access to Obama? Group Still Won't Say

Organizing for Action, which aims to raise $50 million, launches with closed-door D.C. meeting

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 10:14 AM PDT

Source of 47 Percent Video to Go Public

The man who made the secret Romney fundraiser tape will appear on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" on Wednesday.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 6:32 PM PDT

CHARTS: Not Everyone in the International Conservation Caucus Votes for Conservation

Why does a congressional group with a goal of preserving natural resources count among its members congressmen with deplorable environmental records?

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:01 AM PDT
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The White House Is for Sale Under Barack Obama, Too

Obama joins a long line of presidents to offer exclusive access for big bucks.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat

Inside the shadowy nonprofit that throws some of DC's finest junkets.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Lockheed Martin's Herculean Lobbying Efforts

Thanks to Lockheed, Congress keeps funding more cargo planes the military doesn't need.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 12:28 PM PDT
Rand Paul

Rand Paul Exploits Drones Grandstanding With False Fundraising Letter

The senator tries to cash in on his filibuster stunt by zapping out a fundamentally inaccurate fundraising email for his 2016 reelection campaign.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 9:38 AM PST
OFA director Jim Messina

Organizing for Action, Obama's Big-Money Muscle, Will Reject Corporate and Foreign Money

OFA's reversal comes after liberals ripped the group for its loose donation policy.

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| Thu Mar. 7, 2013 11:17 AM PST

On Election Night 2012, Obama Began Plotting Democrats' 2014 Takeover of Congress

The president wants Democrats back in control of the House to enact his agenda. It's going to be ugly 2014 campaign season.

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 7:18 AM PST

Coal Giant's $10 Million Loan to Democrats Is Now a $10 Million Donation

Democratic convention organizers will not repay a $10 million from Duke Energy, the nation's largest utility company.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 8:28 AM PST

First SOPA, Now Your Privacy: Facebook, Google Flex Lobbying Muscle in Europe

The Goliaths of the tech industry already destroyed SOPA—now they're attempting to take down privacy laws in Europe.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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4 Meetings With Obama? That'll Cost You Half a Million

The good-government group says OFA will "deepen the pay-to-play Washington culture" Obama pledged to end.

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| Tue Feb. 26, 2013 9:58 AM PST

The Supreme Court Won't Hear "Citizens United on Steroids" Case

The high court's pass on the Danielczyk case is a small bit of good news at a time when campaign finance reformers are the ropes.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 8:33 AM PST