The unusual ad, which said it was paid for by the U.S. government, aired on Fox News in major TV markets.

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

A new era of anticorruption reform is long overdue.

The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.

Americans have the highest level of distrust in their government in two decades, voicing bipartisan frustration with the country's institutions and the people who run them.

At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.

Now more than ever, accountability seems to be different depending on your racial, political, or economic status.

Following major lobbying and campaign spending from the food industry, an important safety rule has been delayed for years.

August 18, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

As the midterms approach, our tests reveal that popular chatbots challenge conspiracy theories. Still, they offer users the ability to create deceitful images, audio, and video.

As midterm races heat up, we review major developments in campaign finance, from dark money loopholes to new levels of entanglement between Trump’s business and his presidency.

Overwhelming majorities across parties see corruption as a major problem and back measures to limit self-dealing by officials and the influence of money in politics.

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They’ve amassed more than $322 million in 2026—with much more to come.

A new era of anticorruption reform is long overdue.

Experts discuss the dangers of corruption and opportunities for change.

Tech executives from Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta have dined with Trump and donated millions to his inauguration fund and the White House ballroom.

House Democrats are launching what they call an anti-corruption task force in an attempt to strengthen ethics rules and protect voting access.

President Trump's family has profited from his time in office. But the problem of money in politics bigger than him.

There are “four immediately obvious problems” with this, legal expert Liza Goitein said.

President Donald Trump says he's amassed a collection of campaign funds exceeding $1.5 billion, an unprecedented sum for a lame-duck president.

The Minneapolis-based retailer spent less on traditional lobbying but about the same if its $1M gift to President Donald Trump’s inaugural fund is counted.

MAGA Inc. has relied on multimillion-dollar donors to raise an unprecedented amount in support of a lame duck president.

The 2026 primaries will likely see even bigger levels of corporate and issue-based PAC spending. But there may be diminishing returns on these investments.

The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.

Trump is running a private equity playbook on Venezuela

Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.