1/8 Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection, ending a congressional career that spans nearly four decades. Pelosi has been a prolific fundraiser for her own campaigns and other Democratic candidates. Her career, by the campaign finance numbers:

The electric manufacturing and equipment sector (think Microsoft, Oracle) has poured more than $226M into lobbying activity in 2025, in part to support the rapid growth of data centers and to address the resulting strain on the nation’s power grid. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/11...

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Abigail Spanbeger and Winsome Earle-Sears raked in millions in contributions in the final weeks of the race for governor of Virginia. Voters head to the polls Tuesday as the candidates keep spending their war chests on ads. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/11...

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The biggest candy makers and trade groups spend millions lobbying on sugar policy, trade, and labeling to shape what ends up in our trick-or-treat bags and how much it costs. For Halloween, we looked at their federal lobbying efforts. Unwrap the data, no costume necessary.

We ran the numbers to see which metro areas provided the most campaign dollars in 2024. Most of the top 10 are among the most popular cities. But #10 on our list, the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton area, is an outlier, falling much further down the population list.

Third-quarter lobbying data is now available from OpenSecrets. Dig in to see the latest trends, including which industries are spending the most money to influence policy and which lobbyists are getting paid to exert that influence. www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobb...

The vast majority of Americans — no matter their partisan identification — say unlimited political spending weakens democracy and wealthy donors have too much power in elections, according to a new national poll by @issueonereform.bsky.social. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

“A government of the people must be transparent. The public has a right to know who’s paying, how much, and for what,” said Hilary Braseth, executive director of OpenSecrets. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

Our data helps decision-makers see how money moves in politics. We're cited in yesterday's @nytimes.com op-ed from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Rep. David Trone on congressional term limits. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...

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Since taking over the Energy & Commerce Cmte in Jan., Rep. Brett Guthrie has more than doubled contributions from PACs, the vehicle that allows corps. and other interests to fund campaigns. This is just one example of PACs showing interest in new chairs. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

Virtually every day, reporters use our data for their investigative coverage on money in politics. Here’s some recent media citations from outlets around the nation.

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With the NYC mayoral election just a few weeks away, Zohran Mamdani continues to lead in fundraising and polling. But Andrew Cuomo had a late surge in fundraising and an 11x advantage in super PAC support. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

10/15 is the filing deadline for Q3 campaign finance data, giving us a clearer picture of where influence lies heading into next year’s election cycle. Our work helps connect the dots between data, strategy and impact.

President Trump created two similarly named orgs connected to his presidential library. One has shut down without explanation. And because their are no disclosure requirements, the public does not know who is donating to them or how the money being used. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

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OpenSecrets Executive Director Hilary Braseth joined @milaatmos.bsky.social on @futurehindsight.bsky.social to discuss the unavoidable intersection between our capitalist economy and democratic governance. Listen to the episode: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/fol...

Rep. @ocasio-cortez.house.gov outraised every other House member in the first half of 2025, pulling in $15.4M and ending June with $9.8M on hand. How has she raised so much money and what does it mean for her political future? Our deep dive: www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

A new report by OpenSecrets shows the NFL and team owners have funneled millions into campaigns and committees as well as lobbying efforts, money that shapes policy far from the field. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

In early September, NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani announced he could no longer accept contributions, even though the election was two months away, thanks to restrictions associated with the city's public financing system. Here's how it works. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09...

After OpenSecrets reported that Rep. Val Hoyle violated the STOCK Act for the second time, the Oregon Democrat said she and her husband will stop making individual stock transactions. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09...

Follow the money: Energy Secretary Chris Wright is a fossil fuel advocate and critic of climate policy. During his confirmation he denounced the “green new scam.” He has endorses combining finite sources like oil & gas with nuclear and other resources to meet energy needs.🧵

The new version of TikTok to be launched in the United States will include an algorithm overseen by Oracle. The tech giant and its top employees has invested heavily in its political influence operations in recent years. 🧵

Reporters use our data for their investigative reporting on money in politics. Here’s some recent media citations from outlets around the nation. 1/7

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) failed to properly report purchasing two dozen individual stocks in March 2023, according to our analysis of congressional financial disclosure records. He is the latest in a series of lawmakers who have violated the STOCK Act. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09...

Members of the House and Senate have introduced more than 20 bills this year that would affect some aspect of the role money plays in the political system, but few — if any — have a chance of becoming law. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09...

Reporters use our data for their investigative reporting on money in politics. Here’s some recent media citations from outlets around the nation. 🧵

Rep. Val Hoyle, who supports legislation banning lawmakers from making stock transactions, was late disclosing 217 of her family's trades. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09...

In a time of escalating disinformation, dark money, and efforts to erode democratic norms, we are proud to join Montclair State University in commemorating Democracy Day. Read more on how you can participate and ensure a healthy American democracy: collaborativejournalism.org/democracyday...

Explore OpenSecrets' data on lobbying and political contributions from gun industry and those who support stiffer gun safety measures. Our report follow the money boosting members of Congress and officeholders across the country. www.opensecrets.org/news/issues/...

Another member of Congress — this time, a Texas Republican with a law enforcement résumé — has appeared to violate a federal transparency law. In @opensecrets.org: www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09...

Reporters use our political donor data for their investigative reporting on money in politics. Here’s some recent media citations from outlets around the nation.

Rep. Troy Nehls, a Texas Republican, has not released his financial disclosure report, an apparent violation of federal law. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09...

"In 2024 alone, Paulson donated $763,800 to Republicans, according to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan nonprofit that tracks money in U.S. politics. This number was even higher in 2020, when he donated $1.26 million to Republicans."

1/6 Don't suffer from money-in-politics FOMO. Here's the data OpenSecrets users have been using the most over the past seven days.

Ballard Partners entered the crowded lobbying arena in 2017, and as recently as last year it was ranked outside the top 15 firms in terms of lobbying revenue. Now it is rocketing to the top.🧵

OpenSecrets in the News: Reporters use our political donor data for their investigative reporting on money in politics. Here’s some recent media citations from outlets around the nation: 🧵

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For the second time, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) has violated a federal conflicts-of-interest and transparency law with a series of tardy stock trade disclosures. Read more: www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/08...

Intel is a major player in the influence game, spending millions on lobbying and doling out hundreds of thousands in campaign contributions each election cycle. Going forward it will face the unusual task of trying to influence one its major owners. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/08...

OpenSecrets in the News Reporters use OpenSecrets’ political donor data for their investigative reporting on money in politics. Here’s some recent media citations from outlets around the nation.

In 2016, the total cost of all federal elections rang in at $6.5 billion, but four years later, the total cost more than doubled to $15.1 billion. (1/2)

Listen to our Exec Dir Hilary Braseth on @TGB_Podcast to talk about all things campaign finance & gov’t transparency. greatbattlefield.com/episode/foll...

Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, leads the administration’s far-reaching, heavily publicized deportation campaign. In addition to a decades-long career in law enforcement and border security, Homan ties to Project 2025. Follow the money. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/08...

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🧵President Donald Trump may not be eligible to seek another term, but his political organizations spent the first half of 2025 refilling their coffers with the midterm elections looming, to the tune of nearly $240 million.