NY Dem Reprimanded for Campaign Fundraising

Liberal university scolds congressional candidate prof

Collin Anderson
October 27, 2020 5:15 PM

A Stony Brook University dean reprimanded New York Democrat Nancy Goroff for using taxpayer-funded school resources to boost her congressional campaign, internal emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show.

Katie Hill Claims Anonymous Former Staff Calling Her ‘Abusive’ Are Actually Hackers

Hollywood project in the works to portray Hill as hero despite sex scandal involving subordinates

Josh Christenson
October 7, 2020 12:47 PM

Ex-congresswoman Katie Hill on Wednesday claimed her congressional Twitter account was "hacked" after alleged former staffers used it to denounce the Hollywood adaptation of Hill's memoir.

NY Dem Fails to Disclose More Than $25 Million in Personal Financial Holdings

Self-funded Goroff's disclosure reports may run afoul of ethics rules

Collin Anderson
September 25, 2020 4:58 AM

New York Democratic Congressional candidate Nancy Goroff failed to disclose more than $25 million in personal financial holdings while loaning her campaign more than $1 million—a potential violation of House ethics rules, according to an election watchdog.

Complaint: Missouri Dem Used State Resources to Boost Gubernatorial Campaign

Galloway used taxpayer funds to boost her gubernatorial campaign

Collin Anderson
September 11, 2020 4:58 AM

Missouri Democratic state auditor Nicole Galloway used taxpayer funds to boost her gubernatorial campaign, a legal complaint obtained by the Washington Free Beacon alleges.

CA Dem Faces Ethics Complaint for Using Office to Get Into Yosemite

Josh Christenson
August 26, 2020 5:50 PM

A non-partisan ethics watchdog hit Rep. T.J. Cox (D., Calif.) with an ethics complaint Wednesday for using the power of his office to score free tickets into Yosemite National Park on the Fourth of July.

Nevada Democrat Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Affair With Former Intern

Josh Christenson
May 21, 2020 8:49 AM

A government watchdog group filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Steven Horsford (D., Nev.) on Wednesday alleging the congressman abused his position and potentially broke the law while concealing a decade-long affair with a former intern.

Media Love Interviewing Dem Congresswoman Disgraced by #MeToo Charges

Katie Hill has been profiled 19 times since resigning for sexual misconduct

Alex Griswold
March 3, 2020 10:10 AM

Disgraced former Democratic congresswoman Katie Hill has been the subject of glowing media profiles, interviews, and op-eds since she was forced to resign in November 2019 following sexual misconduct allegations.

Journalist Who Defended Katie Hill Failed to Disclose He Dated Her

Alex Griswold
March 2, 2020 2:50 PM

A Playboy journalist who went to bat for disgraced former representative Katie Hill (D., Calif.) after her resignation failed to disclose that they were dating at the time her scandal became public.

McConnell Challenger Denounces ‘Excessive Money in Politics’ Days After Soliciting Super PAC Donations

McGrath campaign faces ethics complaint for endorsement of super PAC

Collin Anderson
January 16, 2020 5:00 AM

Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath's campaign solicited super PAC donations just days before denouncing "excessive money in politics" at a campaign event Monday.

Ethics Commission Says Collins Challenger Broke Campaign Finance Law

Update: Decision comes as GOP launches ad campaign on 'straw donor' scheme

Graham Piro
October 30, 2019 9:15 AM

A Maine ethics panel found that House Speaker Sara Gideon violated campaign finance laws when she used a corporate-funded PAC to reimburse her political donations, a decision that could play a major role in determining the Senate majority in 2020.