Elections

Budget Battles

  • Paul and Rubio Take Early Lead in 2016 Spending

    By Gabriel Debenedetti, Reuters

    Groups supporting Senators Rand Paul and Marco Rubio lead the pack of potential Republican presidential candidates in spending money and investing in possible campaigns this year, more than 20 months...

  • Does Jeb Bush Have the ‘Fire in the Belly’ to Run?

    By Eric Pianin

    Does former Florida governor Jeb Bush have “the fire in his belly” to run for president in 2016 – even if it means going against the ardent wishes of many Republican conservatives and some members of...

  • The Super PACs Behind a Hillary Clinton Run

    By Andy Sullivan, Reuters

    As former secretary of state Hillary Clinton weighs a run for president in 2016, at least a dozen independent groups, from the serious to the mysterious, have sprung up to raise money in her name...

  • Why Big Campaign Donations Won’t Corrupt Elections

    By Liz Peek

    Democrats are whooped up about the Supreme Court’s most recent decision relaxing limits on campaign contributions which, according to Justice Breyer, could “devastate what remains of campaign finance...

  • The Brain Trusts Behind the 2016 GOP Hopefuls

    By Eric Pianin

    At the same time they’re making political soundings around the country and lining up financial support, a handful of Republican presidential hopefuls are also fine-tuning their positions on domestic...