Midterms are coming, oil is down and Taylor Swift is up. Let's do the numbers.

Consultants create super PACs to raise money and use that money to pay themselves.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Ken Vogel about his book "Big Money."

You don't have to be a candidate to be the target of an attack ad.

Lobbyists are among the small number of donors affected by the decision.

A "donor-side consultant" helps the wealthy figure out which candidates to back.

Outside groups are pouring more money into races, earlier.

Job number #1 is to keep the majority. To do that, you need money. Lots of it.

Many expect Wednesday's ruling to mean an overall increase in how much money goes into politics.

Today the Supreme Court hears arguments in a campaign finance case you could call the sequel to the landmark campaign finance case Citizens United.