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.🧵

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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...

I'm very excited to see @opensecrets.org on this list of top 25 non-profit news websites from @niemanlab.org! OpenSecrets has truly unparalleled integrity in reporting on money in politics. Let's go! www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/nonp...

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

🧵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.

First Maine, now Montana. Activists in Big Sky Country are pushing a ballot measure proposal that would ban corporate political spending and dark money, taking direct aim at #CitizensUnited. 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.🧵

OpenSecrets is one of the ​​top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States, surpassing over 1 million visitors in June 2025, according to @niemanlab.org.

"A report released yesterday by the investigative team at Open Secrets shows Butker’s fledgling political action committee, known as Upright, is having trouble getting any lift."

Last year, Kansas City Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker launched a political action committee to boost conservative candidates. It has raise very little money and none of it has been spent to support candidates. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/08...

We analyzed the latest lobbying data to see which industries, lobbying firms and organizations were most heavily involved in efforts to influence public policy during Q2 of 2025. 🧵

As the U.S. becomes increasingly involved in conflicts in the Middle East, we explore U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s track record on transparency & foreign influence. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...

OpenSecrets in the News: Reporters use OpenSecrets political donor data for their investigative reporting on money in politics.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ran for Congress in 2022. Her campaign committee owes more than $300K to donors and vendors, but did not raise any money last quarter to pay down that debt. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...

The numbers for January-June political fundraising are in, and we've tallied them up to see which House and Senate candidates raised the most money, and who has the most in the bank. More data at: www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...

OpenSecrets takes a closer look at the bipartisan pattern of a jump in PAC donations after new House members receive committee assignments. Read more: www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...

Someone swiped a paper check from Speaker Mike Johnson's campaign committee and used it to steal $10,000. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...

Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont signed into law a bipartisan bill that expands the list of candidates that must file campaign finance disclosure forms, increasing transparency at the state level. vtdigger.org/2025/06/27/g...

@davelevinthal.com is absolutely killing it with his reporting over at @opensecrets.org. Following this important case about SuperPACs and more is critical transparency work that supports democracy. Read. Share. Donate if you can. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...

A federal judge blocked a Maine law, passed by ballot initiative, that would limit the amount of money anyone could contribute to a super PAC. The law's supporters say they are willing to take the case all the way to the Supreme Court. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...

New analysis by the @brennancenter.org, OpenSecrets, & @wesmediaproject.bsky.social found political advertisers spent $1.9 billion on online ads for the 2024 election on the four largest digital platforms. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

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📅 Today’s Q2 FEC filing deadline is an important reminder: campaign finance transparency matters now more than ever. Our work ensures that this data isn’t just available, it’s accessible and user-friendly. We’re proud to help make our democracy more transparent, accountable and responsive.

What do "Deez Nuts" and Elon Musk have in common? Read our report from @davelevinthal.com to find out. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/07...