Joe Schoffstall is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. Previously, he spent three years with the Media Research Center and was most recently with the Capitol City Project. He can be reached at Schoffstall@freebeacon.com. His Twitter handle is @JoeSchoffstall.

Katie Porter Is Going After Congressional Millionaires. Financial Disclosures Show She’s One Of Them.

Porter has up to $2.8 million in assets, according to recent filings

Joe Schoffstall
March 1, 2021 6:30 PM

Rep. Katie Porter (D., Calif.), a self-styled working class champion who has criticized the number of millionaires in Congress, has up to nearly $3 million in assets, filings show.

Lincoln Project Staffer May Have Violated Campaign Finance Law, Ethics Watchdog Says

Joe Schoffstall and Matthew Foldi
February 26, 2021 5:00 AM

A high-ranking Lincoln Project employee served as a paid campaign staffer for Georgia senator Jon Ossoff (D.) while he received payments from both groups, a potential violation of laws banning coordination between campaigns and super PACs.

Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels $300,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering Group

Joe Schoffstall
February 22, 2021 5:00 AM

After calling for an end to partisan gerrymandering, House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) quietly funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to former attorney general Eric Holder's effort to redraw electoral maps in favor of Democrats, filings show.

Lincoln Project Isolated as Donors and Allies Flee

Never Trump icon Jennifer Rubin latest to condemn scandal-plagued group

Joe Schoffstall
February 16, 2021 5:10 PM

Never Trump stalwart Jennifer Rubin joins a growing number of donors, vendors, and supporters who have cut ties with the Lincoln Project following reports of financial and sexual misconduct by the group's leadership.

Left-Wing ‘Dark Money’ Networks Hid Millions in the 2020 Elections

Sixteen Thirty Fund, Tides Advocacy used by wealthy donors to anonymously back Biden and Democrats

Joe Schoffstall
February 12, 2021 3:45 PM

Despite repeated calls for increased campaign finance transparency, President Joe Biden and other Democrats received tens of millions of dollars in assistance from massive "dark money" networks during the 2020 election cycle.

Cut Off from Campaign Cash, Omar’s Husband Turns to Booze Biz

Tim Mynett ditched politics once Omar stopped cash flow to political consulting firm

Joe Schoffstall
February 8, 2021 4:57 PM

After Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) announced that she was cutting ties with husband Tim Mynett's political consulting firm, Mynett turned his attention to a new mission: advising wine and beverage companies.

Omar Kept Husband’s Consulting Firm Afloat

Campaign payments to her husband's firm accounted for nearly 80 percent of its 2020 cash haul

Joe Schoffstall
February 6, 2021 5:00 AM

Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) campaign payments to her husband's firm accounted for nearly 80 percent of its cash haul during the 2020 elections, federal filings show.

Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Unite to Undo Trump’s Judicial Legacy

Joe Schoffstall
February 3, 2021 4:05 PM

Progressives are mobilizing to undo President Donald Trump's judicial legacy through a new dark money initiative.

The Lincoln Project Shares Personnel, Address With Liberal Election Groups

Anti-Trump group also receives cash from Schumer-aligned entities, Dem megadonors

Joe Schoffstall
February 2, 2021 10:00 AM

The Lincoln Project, the group of former Republican operatives who set their sights on Donald Trump, says it supports principled conservatism. But the group shares personnel, funding, and office space with progressive groups.

Waters Has Shoveled Over $1 Million in Campaign Cash to Daughter

Joe Schoffstall
January 29, 2021 5:40 PM

Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) has now dished out more than $1 million in campaign payments to her daughter following the 2020 elections.