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  • Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Elon Musk has plunged more than $70 million into helping Trump and other Republicans in November

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES – AUGUST 22: US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 22, 2024. The DNC marks the ceremonial crowning of US Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the party’s presidential nominees. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)Politics

    Republican network funds liberal third-party candidates hoping to hurt the Harris vote

    By Brian Slodysko, Dan Merica, and others
  • House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James ComerPolitics

    The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden for alleged corruption has his own shell company and complicated business dealings

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • A handful of red state Democrats were instrumental helping Republicans secure a rollback of banking regulations sought by then-President Donald Trump in 2018. NPhoto/Damian Dovarganes, File)Politics

    Army of lobbyists worked to water down bank rules that regulated SVB and Signature: ‘You couldn’t throw an elbow without running into one’

    By Brian Slodysko, Ken Sweet, and others
  • John Fetterman supportersPolitics

    The ‘red wave’ turns into a ripple, and 5 other things we learned from the midterm elections

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • U.S. Capitol dome.The Coins

    Crypto tycoons become a political force by lavishing Washington with millions of dollars to influence policy

    By Brian Slodysko, Fatima Hussein, and others
  • Florida building construction sitePolitics

    State lawmakers used coronavirus relief money to fund new hotels, ballparks and ski slopes

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka listens at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Longtime AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka dies at 72

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks to crowds that attended a sit-in at Capitol Hill after it was announced that the Biden administration will enact a targeted nationwide eviction moratorium outside of Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. For the past five days, lawmakers and activists primarily led by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., have been sitting in on the steps of Capitol Hill to protest the expiration of the eviction moratorium. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)MPW

    For congresswoman Cori Bush, extending the eviction ban was personal

    By Brian Slodysko, Jim Salter, and others
  • Representative Tom Malinowski, a Democrat from New Jersey, speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2020. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    As the U.S. grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, one congressman looked to profit off the panic

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., arrive for a Senate Rules Committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Mitch McConnell leads GOP in attack on voting rights bill

    By Brian Slodysko, Christina A. Cassidy, and others
  • DALLAS, TEXAS – MARCH 13: An exterior view of AT&T corporate headquarters on March 13, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. AT&T is allowing employees to work remotely from home if they have the ability to do so, as a safety measure due to COVID-19. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)Politics

    Corporations have donated over $50 million to lawmakers who back restrictive voting measures, according to a new report

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. David Perdue speaks during a campaign rally on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Cumming, Ga. Perdue and Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff are in a runoff election for the Senate seat in Georgia.Finance

    Georgia Senate runoff: Republican Perdue boosted his wealth with well-timed stock trades

    By The Associated Press, Brian Slodysko, and others
  • Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Kansas City, Mo. White House contenders aren’t typically bashful about asking for money, but as the coronavirus pandemic upends life, President Donald Trump and his likely Democratic rival, Biden, suddenly find themselves navigating perilous terrain.Politics

    The coronavirus outbreak is making it harder for campaigns to fundraise

    By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
  • Joe Biden Talks About the Coronavirus in Washington, USPolitics

    With three more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders

    By Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko, and others