NY Times: Hatch Weighs In on Tax Status of ‘Super PACs’
-By Jonathan Weisman March 9, 2012- Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, joined the fight over the tax status of “Super PACS” on Friday, accusing Senate Democrats of a “politically…
NY Times: Scrutiny of Political Nonprofits Sets Off Claim of Harassment
-By Jonathan Weisman March 6, 2012- WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is caught in an election-year struggle between Democratic lawmakers pressing for a crackdown on nonprofit political groups and…
USA Today: 25% of super PAC money coming from just 5 rich donors
-By Fredreka Schouten, Gregory Korte and Christopher Schnaars February 22, 2012- WASHINGTON – Five wealthy people, led by Dallas industrialist Harold Simmons and Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, have…
Huffington Post: Political Nonprofit Investigation Sought By Democrats
-By Paul Blumenthal February 16, 2012- WASHINGTON -- Seven Democratic senators sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) calling for an investigation into social welfare nonprofits that spend…
CNN: Senate Democrats to hold Super PAC hearings
-By Ted Barrett February 1, 2012- Washington (CNN) - Senate Democrats announced Tuesday they will hold hearings beginning later this month examining what they see as the negative impact of…
Politico: Obama’s not-so-super PAC
-By Glenn Thrush and Kenneth P. Vogel January 18, 2012- Last spring, Sean Sweeney — a co-founder of Priorities USA Action, Barack Obama’s not-so-super super PAC — rode an elevator…
TruthDig: Bernie Sanders Explains Why Congress Fears Citizens United
-By Bill Boyarsky December 16, 2011- It took just 12 minutes and 29 seconds on the Senate floor for Sen. Bernie Sanders to expose the real power of corporate America…
Huffington Post: Karl Rove’s ‘Fully Coordinated’ Super PAC Ads Drive The FEC To Deadlock
-By Paul Blumenthal December 1, 2011- In a Thursday session featuring a lengthy and testy exchange between two commissioners and the repeated invocation of comedian Stephen Colbert, the Federal Election…
Huffington Post: Political Groups Are Flouting IRS Rules To Keep Donors Secret, Reformers Say
-by Dan Froomkin September 28, 2011- Good-government advocates on Wednesday asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate four groups they say are blatantly flouting the law by claiming tax-exempt status…
Huffington Post: Crossroads GPS, Priorities USA Violate Tax Laws: Reform Groups Allege In IRS Petition
-By Dan Froomkin July 27, 2011- WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service should crack down on organizations that are soliciting anonymous tax-free donations for blatantly political purposes, two good-government groups…
Press Release: POE Continues Pursuit Against Anonymous Donations
ProtectOurElection.org Continues Pursuit Against Anonymous Donations After IRS Denies 501(c)(4) Status To Three Groups Which Engage In Partisan Political Activities New Action Helps Root Out Corruption in 2012 Elections 07.20.2011–…
Shadow groups have spent nearly a quarter billion dollars on 2010 election: analysis
RAW Story, October 27, 2010- Karl Rove's American Crossroads has drawn a lot of attention for its high-profile fundraising and lavish spending on congressional races. But Rove's group, it turns…