Free Beacon Lachlan Markay

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.


Carolyn Maloney

House Dem Pushed Muni Bond-Friendly Legislation, Then Invested Herself

Rep. Maloney bought bonds after House approved bill that would encourage banks to buy them

Hydraulic Fracking

California Elementary School Fights Oil Drilling Ban

Measure prohibiting most oil and gas extraction would force school to close, lawsuit claims

House Conservative Leader Eyes FEC Funding Boost

Mark Meadows hopes to eliminate campaign donation limits and step up transparency

John Podesta

Podesta Nonprofit Poised for Influence After Years in CAP’s Shadow

Washington Center for Equitable Growth tailored to Dems’ renewed economic focus

Antonio Weiss

Former Wall Streeter Traded Tens of Millions in Securities While Advising Treasury

Antonio Weiss drew fire from Dems' 'Warren Wing' for Wall Street ties

Podesta Group Admits Undisclosed Foreign Government Advocacy

Prominent Dem lobbying firm amends disclosure statements after Free Beacon report

Standing Rock

Green Energy Companies Gave $250,000 to Anti-Pipeline Tribe

The donations came just days after protests against Dakota Access Pipeline began

Steyer Continues Political Losing Streak in 2016

Billionaire environmentalist's super PACs backed six winners and eight losers