The Hill / By Gautham Nagesh - 07/19/11 04:33 PM ET   Political donations by News Corp., its employees and their families were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with President Obama the all-time leading recipient, according to a rep… more »

NY Times  By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE   WASHINGTON — A few weeks before announcing his re-election campaign, President Obama convened two dozen Wall Street executives, many of them longtime donors, in the White House’s Blue Room. The guests were asked… more »

Former deputy press secretary Bill Burton, above, and Sean Sweeney, who was a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, are leading an effort to counter the onslaught of outside Republican organizations expected to spend hundreds of mil… more »

Some say they will withhold funds for the next election. Even if they come around before the campaign kicks into gear, the initial backlash could hurt early Democratic efforts to counter GOP-allied groups. By Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau R… more »