A volunteer with the Koch-funded Libre Initiative directs people in 2014 as groceries are distributed at a food bank it partially sponsors in San Antonio. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
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Bernie Sanders waves as he leaves the New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention last month. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption
Jeb Bush has struggled this summer in the GOP primary race, falling from front-runner to back of the pack. But a superPAC supporting him is coming to the rescue, dumping in $24 million in TV ads. David Goldman/AP hide caption
Donald Trump displays a copy of a summary of his net worth during his presidential announcement Tuesday. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush poses with supporters for photos during a fundraiser in May. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption
Candidates, and "un-candidates," for the presidency are slicing and dicing campaign-finance law, testing the boundaries of what's legal. TaxCredits.net via Flickr hide caption
Hillary Clinton speaks to the media after keynoting a Women's Empowerment Event at the United Nations on Tuesday in New York City. Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of state. Yana Paskova/Getty Images hide caption
Americans for Prosperity Foundation Chairman David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla., in August 2013. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP hide caption
President Obama walks to the podium at his 2008 nominating convention. Lawmakers are inserting into the spending bill a provision allowing political parties to collect up to $97,200 from each donor to pay for their conventions. Chuck Kennedy,Scott Andrews/AP hide caption
Spending on next week's elections is approaching $4 billion, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. Center for Responsive Politics hide caption
Libertarian North Carolina Senate candidate Sean Haugh tweets his views on his support from American Future Fund. Twitter/Sean Haugh hide caption
Former South Dakota GOP Gov. Mike Rounds is suddenly in a tough battle for an open Senate seat after Democrats and the Mayday PAC said they will spend $1 million each to defeat him. Nora Hertel/AP hide caption
President Obama, is watched by Mark Miller, back second from left, Ellyn Miller, and their son Jake Miller, left, as he signs the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, into law in the Oval Office this spring. The Democratic and Republican parties complained to the Federal Election Commission that the law took away public funding for their political conventions. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Republican strategist Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS group is planning to spend at least $23 million in key Senate races in the final two months of the campaign. The group is a tax-exempt non-profit and is allowed to keep the names of its donors secret. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, gave $92.8 million to conservative superPACs and related groups in the 2012 election, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Scott Roth/Invision/AP hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada (left) talks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. The two Senate leaders were on opposite sides of a proposed constitutional amendment to limit fundraising and spending in campaign politics. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speaks during a Capitol ceremony earlier this summer. Cantor lost his GOP primary in June to political newcomer David Brat. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
The Ricketts family poses on the Chicago Cubs field in 2010, a year after they bought the team: Laura Ricketts (from left), Joe Ricketts, Marlene Ricketts, Todd Ricketts, Tom Ricketts and Pete Ricketts. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
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Jesse Benton, once a political strategist for Ron Paul, resigned as campaign manager for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
Kent Sorenson says he was paid for his endorsement of Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential campaign — and that the exchange was hidden from the public. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf is reflected on a tabletop as he speaks about the office's annual Budget and Economic Outlook during an October 2013 news conference in Washington. A CBO study released Thursday projects a slight increase in the 2014 budget deficit. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., holds up a hard drive as he questions IRS Commissioner John Koskinen during a July 23 hearing. Uncredited/AP hide caption