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Money & Influence 05.10.2018

Women Setting Records As Candidates, Donors

The #MeToo movement may be felt at the ballot box this year.

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Money & Influence 05.3.2018

Giuliani’s Greatest Hits

A tip of the hat to Politico.com for compiling a compelling list of 31 quotes from Rudy Giuliani's Wednesday-Thursday media blitz on Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, and President Trump.

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Money & Influence 04.19.2018

Ryan Calms Restless Republicans: The Big Donors Are Still Giving

Though he's now a lame duck, House Speaker Paul Ryan put down the mini-rebellion among his fellow Republicans with a simple message: the constituents who really matter to the party’s elected leaders – the big dollar donors – are still with him and still writing checks.

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