Peter Overby

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Adelson built a casino empire that stretched from Las Vegas to Singapore. His huge donations to conservative causes in the U.S. and Israel helped shape politics in both countries.

Koch and his brother Charles built one of the nation's largest private businesses and created a network of secretly funded organizations that attacked Democrats.

As the uneasy relationship between the tech industry and Washington has worsened, big tech has dramatically ramped up its lobbying presence in the nation's capital.

Small donors carried Democrats to victory in 2018 races. Now Republicans, who once had the magic touch with small-dollar givers, are struggling to match Democrats' fundraising platform, ActBlue.

Republicans hope their new online fundraising platform will close the gap between the GOP and Democrats, even though the digital highway is littered with several previous failed attempts.

The White House adviser disregarded the Hatch Act by repeatedly criticizing Democratic candidates while speaking in her official capacity, the Office of Special Counsel finds.

President Trump spent his last two nights in Europe at a golf course he owns in Ireland. He said he wasn't trying to promote his business.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign a bill, passed by the state legislature, that would let three congressional committees gain access to President Trump's state tax returns.

"I have no misgivings," said the head of one group. "On election night 2018, I didn't hear anybody go, 'Oh jeez, we won! But gosh, wasn't all that stuff really bad that helped everybody win?' "

White House hopefuls aren't the only politicians who recently disclosed their campaign finances. Democrats running for the House and Senate are reporting strong fundraising.

As presidential hopefuls enter the Democratic primary contest, they have to figure out how to raise the money they need, and the different options available.

The indictment of lawyer and lobbyist Gregory Craig, a former Obama White House counsel, is sending a shockwave through the ranks of those who represent foreign entities.

Democrats point to a 1924 law that allows Congress to request the tax returns of any taxpayer. But Trump and his defenders say the president's returns are private and can't be reviewed by Congress.

The Texas GOP senator says donors should be able to cover his campaign loans after an election. Anti-corruption advocates warn against a loophole for wealthy contributors to influence lawmakers.

Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked the IRS commissioner for six years of President Trump's personal tax returns, as well as returns for some of his businesses.

President Trump's re-election campaign is turning to everything from MAGA hat sales to six-figure fundraisers as it faces an energized Democratic field that is focused on small-dollar fundraising.

The Democratic National Committee wants to avoid a crush of candidates in TV debates during the presidential primaries. So it set a qualifying threshold: 65,000 donors spread across 20 states.

Democratic presidential candidates are working to fund their campaigns. But instead of getting that money through large checks and big donors, they're mostly trying to collect it in small donations.

As one of the emoluments lawsuits against President Trump goes before an appeals court, ethics controversies have become a persistent cloud over the White House, federal agencies and Congress.