The Latest Breaking News from Campaign Finance

A study by a campaign finance advocacy group criticized big donations that leaders of top committees paid as “party dues.”

PHILADELPHIA — Four candidates running for Philadelphia mayor each collected more than $800,000 in campaign contributions last year, but one hopeful has significantly more money in the bank than any other thanks to a check he wrote to himself.

WASHINGTON — A report for Rep. George Santos’ main campaign finance committee filed with the Federal Election Commission this week by a new treasurer indicated Santos was not the source of a $125,000 loan made to his campaign.

New campaign finance reports show that former President Donald Trump’s political operation started this year with about $25 million socked away for his recently launched presidential campaign

The New York Republican faces intense scrutiny for campaign finance irregularities

MIAMI — New York Congressman George Santos spent lots of time in Florida in 2021 and 2022, including multiple trips to South Florida, according to his campaign finance reports.

New York Republican congressman under investigation over his largely made-up résumé and current campaign finance filings

MIAMI — Before George Santos’ life story began to unravel — his spectacular tales of college volleyball stardom and Wall Street pedigree earning him a reputation as perhaps Washington’s greatest fabulist — the Republican congressman was just a dark-horse candidate frequenting Miami’s hippest restaurants and rubbing elbows on the water…

U.S. Rep. George Santos vowed Monday he would cooperate with a looming congressional ethics investigation into his lies about his background and major questions about his campaign finances.

Thailand has a history of using money to influence the outcome of elections, with allegations of vote buying, campaign finance violations and influence peddling marring past elections.

Federal prosecutors reportedly almost charged former President Donald Trump with campaign finance violations in connection with the hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels as he left the White House, according to an upcoming book.