Inside the red brick walls of the La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo, Colorado, Tina Peters has grown impatient. The former Republican clerk of Mesa County, Peters is one year into a nine-year ...

New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in politics. But last year the Republican real estate and oil tycoon donated more money than he ever had before — $2.4 million to ...

In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections. The 20 most prolific donors on the Forbes billionaires list have collectively ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Tragedy is a powerful shaper of narratives. In the aftermath of the horrific ...