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.


Mark Begich

Dem Super PAC Drops $3.5 Million on Alaska Senate Race

Money funneled from Steyer, unions, Hollywood execs through ‘local’ front group

Firm Discloses $6.4 Million PR Contract With Ecuadorian Government

Disclosure comes after admission of potentially illegal propagandizing for socialist regime

Gara LaMarche

Democracy Alliance President: Campaign Finance Reform a Means to Push Liberal Policy Goals

Admission belies claims that reformers are concerned primarily with corruption, transparency

Chris Hughes, Gara Lamarche, Sean Eldridge

Democracy Alliance in Turmoil as Member Dissatisfaction Mounts

DA network and scale of dark money financing far larger than previously reported

Teacher Union President Defends Democracy Alliance Support

School principals criticize AFT’s Randi Weingarten for spending union dues on dark money group

Dark Money Behind Campaign Finance Reform Push

Reformers see campaign finance regulations as means to thwart political opposition

Congressman Denied Access to Facility Housing Illegal Immigrant Children

Critics say admin is being opaque and uncooperative on flood of Central American children

Mob-Connected Obama Bundler Criticized for NBA Team Management

Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry under fire for shady Jason Kidd deal

Obama Allies Court Corporate Support for Climate Regulations

Groups hold meetings with admin officials, train executives to talk to media

Mark Begich

Begich Refuses to Take Position on Energy Tax Hike

Murkowski, business groups, labor unions oppose effort to roll back new tax structure