"… s and make unlimited expenditures to advocate for the election or defeat a federal candidate.These new super PACs are still required to report their donors. Unfortunat …"

"… his leadership PAC $57,000 — more money than they've given to any other federal candidate. The couple each gave $5,000 to Santorum and $5,000 to former House Speake …"

"… ustices ruled that spending on independent messages that support or oppose federal candidates by corporations and labor unions does not lead to corruption.A few months …"

"… l ads.Previously, if a group wanted to expressly advocate for or against a federal candidate, it could only collect $5,000 per person per year.If an independent group …"

"… he first category is advertisements that expressly advocate for or against federal candidates, which are known as “independent expenditures.”The second is for broa …"

"… independent expenditures.”The second is for broadcast ads that mention a federal candidate within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election, but don’t …"

"… sed to pay for ads that expressly advocate for the election or defeat of a federal candidate.Super PACs were created in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 201 …"

"… gh neither is a major donor. Kleinbard’sonly recorded donation to a federal candidate in the past five years is a $250 gift in 2010 to a local Southern Californ …"

"… they can make a near super PAC-level impact. By way of comparison, a federal candidate can accept $2,500 per election from an individual and corporate donat …"

"… e nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics — more money than any other federal candidate.Super PACs, which have flourished in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’ …"

"… enate, Dorgan never co-sponsored Durbin’s bill, and during his time as a federal candidate, he often relied on traditional sources of campaign cash: lobbyists and po …"

"… culated that just 0.1 percent of American adults gave at least $2,500 to a federal candidate or committee. The McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission case does not …"