‘Grassroots’ Justice Dems Fueled by Out-of-District Money

Candidates raised as little as 1 percent from locals

Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Yuichiro Kakutani
November 4, 2019 5:00 AM

Several candidates backed by Justice Democrats are relying on out-of-district donors in their congressional bids, receiving as little as 1 percent of their contributions from local residents, according to federal campaign records.

CNN Failed to Disclose Warren Town Hall Questioner Was Maxed-Out Donor

Morgan Cox III's question spurred Warren's viral zinger

Alex Griswold
October 14, 2019 4:10 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s zinger at an LGBT town hall may have gone viral, but CNN failed to disclose that the questioner donated the federal maximum to her 2018 Massachusetts Senate campaign.

FEC Hits Warren Campaign for Unspecific and Vague Financial Disclosures

Philip Caldwell
July 17, 2019 11:00 AM

The Federal Election Commission has sent a notice to Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s campaign committee, Warren for President, Inc., identifying instances of overly vague accounting descriptions and insufficient details in the campaign’s first quarter financial disclosures.

Gillibrand Spends $2 Million More Than She Raised in Second Quarter

Gillibrand has transferred nearly $10 million from Senate campaign

David Rutz
July 16, 2019 9:45 AM

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's (D., N.Y.) presidential campaign raised $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2019, leaving it with $2 million less cash on hand than the end of the first.

AOC-Backing PAC Paid $300K to Company Founded by PAC’s Founder

Justice Democrats PAC considered a 'slush fund' for AOC's now-chief of staff

Joe Schoffstall
March 15, 2019 5:00 AM

A left-wing political action committee instrumental in the election of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) paid $300,000 to a company cofounded by one of the PAC's founders.

Ocasio-Cortez Tries to Correct Inaccurate Tweet With Another Inaccurate Tweet

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Alex Griswold
March 12, 2019 1:33 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) sent a false tweet Monday when attempting to correct a tweet that was also false.

O’Rourke Accepts J Street PAC Contributions, Despite Swearing off Special Interests

Haris Alic
July 31, 2018 12:31 PM

Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, has accepted over $170,000 in bundled contributions from J Street PAC, despite swearing off special interests in his campaign to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz.

Former FEC Chair: FEC Complaints ‘Absolutely’ Biased Against Republicans

Democrat Ann Ravel says liberal groups responsible for most complaints

Joe Schoffstall
June 5, 2018 4:00 PM

Ann Ravel, the former Democrat chair of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) who wanted to regulate Internet speech, said that complaints brought before the commission are "absolutely" biased against Republicans.

Former FEC Chair Calls for Government Agency to Collect Social Media

Ann Ravel: expand definition of election ads, allow Facebook, Twitter to 'turn over lots of information'

Joe Schoffstall
April 10, 2018 10:05 AM

Ann Ravel, the former Democratic chair of the Federal Election Commission who controversially pushed to regulate the internet during her time leading the commission, is now suggesting a new government enforcement agency be established to help tech companies discover questionable communications from social media sites in an effort to find alleged disinformation campaigns.

Chicago Man Files New PAC Called ‘I Am Going to Assassinate President Donald J Trump’

Andrew Kugle
January 18, 2018 4:14 PM

A Chicago resident on Wednesday filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to create a new political action committee whose name threatens to assassinate President Donald Trump.