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August 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Trainwreck Elon Musk Interview May Have Broken the Law
The dumpster fire of a conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk just became a huge legal headache.
May 8, 2024
Matt Ford
Our Money-in-Politics Problem Just Got Worse
Two little-noticed FEC decisions last week could both increase and obscure the money flooding into elections.
April 9, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Ted Cruz’s Cringe Podcast Is About to Get Him in Serious Trouble
The Texas senator may have violated campaign finance law with his podcast.
July 16, 2021
Jeff Burdick
The Republicans’ Latest Skeezy Campaign Trick: Cash Swaps to Help Each Other
Members of Congress aren’t allowed to spend leadership PAC funds on their own campaigns. But wouldn’t you know it: They’ve found a way.
October 23, 2018
Nihal Krishan
How Dark Money Groups Keep Their Donors Hidden
A new campaign finance disclosure rule was hailed as a "victory for transparency." But most groups found a way around it.
October 3, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Coal Tycoon Bob Murray Is Still Urging His Employees to Give to Republicans
And the government is doing nothing about it
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