Probe of Campaign Donations Sheds Light on Dark Money

A California investigation into dark money “offers a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of politically active nonprofits, which have played an increasing role in elections nationwide since the U.S. Supreme Court eased campaign rules in 2010. They provide donors a way to influence elections by piping major money around the country until it resurfaces — without their fingerprints — in a campaign,” the Los Angeles Times reports.