"… are legally required to disclose their donors on a regular basis with the Federal Election Commission, although they are not the only groups running political advertisements th …"

"… a senior fellow at the Center for Responsive Politics and former longtime Federal Election Commission official. “It’s not what a normal human being would call transparent.� …"

"… as a bad thing for democracy,” said Brad Smith, a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission.Those sentiments are echoed by Republican Dan Backer, an attorney at DB Ca …"

"… levels. Bookmark these tools and resources:The Daily Disclosure: From Federal Election Commission reports to YouTube postings and press releases, the Daily Disclosure provi …"

"… uling that campaign finance reformers had cheered. The case, Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission, is challenging whether groups that run issue ads ahead of an election mus …"

"… t do not expressly advocate a yes or no vote. They must be reported to the Federal Election Commission as “electioneering communications” if, as with the new Americans for P …"

"… trategist Karl Rove, has spent $33.1 million since Labor Day, according to Federal Election Commission records. Its top donor is Texas billionaire and businessman Harold Simmons …"

"… so far this election, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of Federal Election Commission records.Second is Crossroads GPS, the nonprofit sister organization of Ame …"