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Citizens United
How campaigns have changed in the decade since Citizens United
Jan 21, 2020
Outside campaign spending is at $4.5 billion since the Supreme Court case.
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Sheila Krumholz reveals the secrets behind money in politics
Jan 16, 2020
A unprecedented amount of money is being spent to influence the 2020 election. And it keeps getting harder to figure out where it's all coming from.
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Anti-Bloomberg ad signals new political trend
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David Gura
Aug 29, 2014
You don't have to be a candidate to be the target of an attack ad.
Following the money on the new IRS rules
Nov 27, 2013
How much light will the new IRS rules shed on political dark money?
A sequel to Citizens United comes before Supreme Court
Oct 8, 2013
Today the Supreme Court hears arguments in a campaign finance case you could call the sequel to the landmark campaign finance case Citizens United.
Keeping Obama's machine -- and mailing list -- going
Mar 13, 2013
Tonight, President Obama speaks to the non-profit group, Organizing, for America, which some have described as the president's never-ending campaign. Where is the money behind the organization coming from?
Citizens United Part II? Supreme Court takes up direct campaign donations
Feb 20, 2013
On Tuesday, the court announced it will take up a case challenging limits on how much individuals can contribute directly to candidates or political parties within an two-year election cycle.
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After 3 years, new attempts to limit Citizens United
Jan 17, 2013
The Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, allowing unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, is three years old. New York is taking the lead in trying to make donors more transparent.
The 'Citizens United' decision, and why it matters
Oct 18, 2012
A primer on the Supreme Court case that changed the way money could be spent in elections.
How Citizens United has transformed campaigns: An introduction to Big Sky, Big Money
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 10, 2012
About six months ago, we started a new project, a special collaboration with Frontline on PBS, to break through the noise around one key issue: the fallout from the Supreme Court's decision on Citizens United.