{
  "version": "advocacy-list-v1",
  "status": "Approved by Lance and Glenn-D (fairness review), 2026-10-04. Every change to this list bumps the version and adds a line on the Changes page.",
  "meaning": "An advocacy site is run by a group that pushes for a cause or a party.",
  "rule": "Pages on these sites, and any page in an opinion, op-ed, editorial or commentary section of any site, are never counted as an original record. Exception: an original court filing or the text of a bill hosted on one of these sites still counts, because we check the document itself.",
  "side_note": "\"side\" shows which side of politics we placed each group on, so anyone can check the list is balanced. It is not shown on the page.",
  "groups": [
    {
      "title": "Party committees",
      "sites": [
        {
          "name": "Democratic National Committee",
          "hosts": [
            "democrats.org",
            "dnc.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Republican National Committee",
          "hosts": [
            "gop.com",
            "rnc.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)",
          "hosts": [
            "dccc.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)",
          "hosts": [
            "nrcc.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)",
          "hosts": [
            "dscc.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)",
          "hosts": [
            "nrsc.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Democratic Governors Association",
          "hosts": [
            "democraticgovernors.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Republican Governors Association",
          "hosts": [
            "rga.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Campaign and fundraising sites",
      "sites": [
        {
          "name": "ActBlue",
          "hosts": [
            "actblue.com"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "WinRed",
          "hosts": [
            "winred.com"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Democratic presidential campaign (2024)",
          "hosts": [
            "kamalaharris.com"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Republican presidential campaign (2024)",
          "hosts": [
            "donaldjtrump.com"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Groups and think tanks",
      "sites": [
        {
          "name": "American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)",
          "hosts": [
            "aclu.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "American Enterprise Institute",
          "hosts": [
            "aei.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)",
          "hosts": [
            "alec.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Americans for Prosperity",
          "hosts": [
            "americansforprosperity.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Cato Institute",
          "hosts": [
            "cato.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Center for American Progress (CAP)",
          "hosts": [
            "americanprogress.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Center on Budget and Policy Priorities",
          "hosts": [
            "cbpp.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Club for Growth",
          "hosts": [
            "clubforgrowth.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Economic Policy Institute",
          "hosts": [
            "epi.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Everytown for Gun Safety",
          "hosts": [
            "everytown.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Family Research Council",
          "hosts": [
            "frc.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Heritage Action for America",
          "hosts": [
            "heritageaction.com"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "The Heritage Foundation",
          "hosts": [
            "heritage.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Indivisible",
          "hosts": [
            "indivisible.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Judicial Watch",
          "hosts": [
            "judicialwatch.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "Media Matters for America",
          "hosts": [
            "mediamatters.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Media Research Center",
          "hosts": [
            "mrc.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "MoveOn",
          "hosts": [
            "moveon.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "NRA Institute for Legislative Action",
          "hosts": [
            "nraila.org"
          ],
          "side": "right"
        },
        {
          "name": "People For the American Way",
          "hosts": [
            "pfaw.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Planned Parenthood Action Fund",
          "hosts": [
            "plannedparenthoodaction.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "name": "Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)",
          "hosts": [
            "splcenter.org"
          ],
          "side": "left"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}