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In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, photo, delegates watch as the roll call vote of states continues after Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. On Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, The Associated Press reported on posts circulating online incorrectly asserting that more than 128 million people tuned in to watch the Republican National Convention's opening day, compared to just over 20 million who watched the Democratic National Convention. There’s no data to support this claim. Available metrics show more viewers tuned into the first night of the DNC than the first night of the RNC. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

FBI detects uptick in ‘scam PACs’ targeting political donors

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive the Carpenters Local Union 1912 in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, to kick off a small business bus tour. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

2020 election to be twice as expensive as ‘16, political spending to hit $14 billion: Report

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

President Obama, chiding the Supreme Court justices sitting before him, claimed falsely during his 2009 State of the Union address that "even foreign corporations" could influence U.S. elections. (Associated Press/File)

Citizens United ruling marks 10th anniversary as Democrats warm to ‘dark money’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said a $1 billion, no-bid lottery deal with a political associate was important to keep 1,110 state jobs. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island governor, roiled by lottery deal outcry

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer's NextGen America sunk $22 million into the Arizona's Proposition 127, which would have raised the renewable-energy standard from 15 percent by 2025 to 50 percent by 2030. Proposition 127 lost resoundingly, with only 30 percent of voters in support and 70 percent against. (Associated Press)

Democrats midterm spending exceeds Republican incumbents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo a lone voter fills out a ballot alongside a row of empty booths at a polling station in the Terrace Park Community Building on Election Day in Cincinnati. An expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences called for fundamental reforms to ensure the integrity of the U.S. election system. The report calls for replacing rickety voting machines with more-secure voting systems that use paper ballots or equivalents, and other measures such as a particular form of postelection audit aimed at spotting fraud. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

2018 midterm election spending to top $5 billion: Report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Work continues on the main stage for the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Gillispie)

Fundraising watchdog claims GOP convention has denied it credentials due to ‘space constraints’

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

The campaign between Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis (center) and incumbent Sen. Kay R. Hagan has cost $111 million. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

GOP bests Democrats in midterm money chase

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Jan. 2, 2013
"The President and First Lady wave to supporters as they ride in the inaugural parade. I had asked the President if I could ride in the presidential limousine and the President joked, 'But Michelle and I were planning to make out.'"
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Colorado Republicans outspent but getting more bang for buck

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Democrat Andrew Romanoff has raised more than his Republican rival, three-term incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman, in Colorado. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A few challengers outraise rivals

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Big donors poised to give more if Supreme Court strikes limits

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House oversight committee, is coming under fire from Democrats who say the California Republican has been overzealous in his pursuit of oversight of the Obama administration. (associated press)

Millionaires in making: More than half in Congress now have big time bucks

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks at a campaign event at Loudoun County High School, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in Leesburg, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Election set to be most expensive in history

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Top ‘08 political donors tighter in 2010

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Health sector a big spender in fall election

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

Academia’s funds flow to Democrats

By Andrew Entzminger - The Washington Times

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Obama aide, appointee share Chicago business interest

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times