Lachlan Markay is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. He comes to the Beacon from the Heritage Foundation, where he was the conservative think tank's first investigative reporter. He graduated from Hamilton College in 2009, and currently lives in Washington, D.C. His Twitter handle is @lachlan. His email address is markay@freebeacon.com.

Left-Wing Front Groups Make Anti-Trump Money Untraceable

'Fiscal sponsors' add layer of opacity to liberal dark money groups fighting Trump nominations

Lachlan Markay
February 22, 2017 4:59 AM

Dark money advocacy groups are required to disclose little about their donors, but two left-wing organizations fighting President Donald Trump's cabinet nominations are using a tax law loophole to make their finances even more opaque.

Federal Agency Eased Sanctions for Plagiarism, Data Fabrication in Taxpayer-Funded Research

IG reports from 2015-2016 identified at least 31 cases of plagiarism and data manipulation

Lachlan Markay
February 12, 2017 5:00 AM

A federal agency that funds scientific research nixed punishments recommended by its own ethics watchdog for some academics who plagiarized and manipulated data in grant proposals and taxpayer-funded research, public records show.

Sanitation Crews Search for Dead Bodies Amid Piles of Pipeline Protester Trash

Lachlan Markay
February 7, 2017 9:43 AM

Authorities in North Dakota are working to prevent an environmental catastrophe caused by the massive amounts of trash left behind by anti-oil pipeline protesters, local media report.

Democracy Alliance Brings on Obama White House Aide With Soros Ties

Liberal donor club beefs up staff as it prepares to finance Trump opposition

Lachlan Markay
February 1, 2017 12:15 PM

As a leading left-wing political donor club tries to regroup under President Donald Trump, it is bringing on new talent that has longstanding relationships with some of its top donors, and groups that it hopes will step up their funding for the opposition.

Tom Steyer Drops Climate Focus, ‘Crowdsources the Resistance’ Instead

Lachlan Markay
February 1, 2017 9:47 AM

Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer is dropping his laser focus on climate policy, expanding the mission of his personal Super PAC beyond the issue that has animated his political advocacy for years.

Rep. John Lewis and Top Aide Hit With Ethics Complaint

Group claims House Dem and his chief of staff violated rules on outside employment

Rep. John Lewis and his Chief of Staff Michael Collins

Lachlan Markay
January 30, 2017 10:55 AM

A watchdog group is asking congressional ethics officials to investigate Rep. John Lewis (D., Ga.) and his chief of staff over apparent violations of House ethics rules, according to a letter released on Monday.

Media Matters Says It Is
Secretly Working with Facebook to Fight ‘Fake News’

'We've been engaging with Facebook leadership behind the scenes,' left-wing group claims

Lachlan Markay
January 26, 2017 12:40 PM

Left-wing advocacy group Media Matters for America has been quietly working with social media giant Facebook to combat what the group describes as "propaganda" and "fake news," internal documents reveal.

David Brock Thinks Liberals Will Pay for His ‘Twitter-Like’ Website

How the controversial Clinton operative plans to 'monetize' political advocacy

Lachlan Markay
January 25, 2017 10:40 AM

Democratic operative David Brock wants to charge users of a "Twitter-like" website exclusively for progressives, one of his many ideas to monetize his network of political advocacy and nonprofit groups, internal documents reveal.

Liberal Dark Money Network Behind Trump Ethics Complaints

Documents reveal role of Brock-backed ethics group in effort to impeach Trump

Lachlan Markay
January 23, 2017 1:31 PM

The lawsuits filed against President Donald Trump over his alleged violation of a constitutional conflict-of-interest provision are part of a well-funded legal campaign orchestrated by leading Democratic operatives, internal documents show.

Brock Conference Organizers Embody Dems’ Big Money Problem

Documents reveal fundraising and public affairs firms behind big-money donor confab

Lachlan Markay
January 23, 2017 5:00 AM

The behind-the-scenes organizers of an exclusive Democratic donor confab over the weekend were a fundraising consultant who has made a windfall from big-money political fundraising and a public affairs firm that works to get money out of politics, documents show.