WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- The Democratic and Republican parties raised nearly $1.6 billion and spent more than $1.5 billion in the 2008 election cycle, the U.S. election watchdog said.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Donations to U.S. presidential candidates from Americans living abroad have reached an all-time high, records show.

WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- Six campaign enforcement matters and penalties have been successfully mediated, the U.S. federal elections watchdog said Friday.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert's Doritos-sponsored run for the U.S. presidency could land him in hot water with the Federal Election Commission.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Club for Growth Inc. has agreed to pay a $350,000 fine for not registering as a political committee, the U.S. Federal Election Commission said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The Sierra Club has agreed to pay a $28,000 penalty to settle charges it violated federal campaign finance laws in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

WASHINGTON, March 8 (UPI) -- Political action committees in the United States raised $477.4 million in 2005, the Federal Election Commission says.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Federal Election Commission is considering regulatory changes making it easier for trade associations to raise money for political activities.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington Tuesday refused to issue a stay while the Federal Election Commission appeals an order to implement campaign funding reform.