Kamala Harris Spends Big With Media Firm That Boosted Bernie Sanders’s National Profile

Harris's campaign has spent more than $400,000 on firm this year

Joe Schoffstall
July 19, 2017 5:00 AM

Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) has paid the online media firm that helped propel Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during his dark horse run for the 2016 Democratic primary more than $400,000 this year, filings show.

‘Resistance Hero’ Maxine Waters Pulls in Only $22K in Individual Contributions

Waters owes daughter $100k for running endorsement mailer operation

Joe Schoffstall
July 17, 2017 2:20 PM

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.), who has been considered a leader of the movement within Congress to "resist" Donald Trump, has received a little more than $20,000 in individual contributions to her campaign so far this year despite her elevated profile.

Dem FEC Commissioner That Warns of ‘Foreign Influence’ In Elections Has Gone on 30 Foreign Trips

Joe Schoffstall
July 12, 2017 4:31 PM

Ellen Weintraub, a controversial Democratic commissioner at the Federal Election Commission, has taken more than 30 foreign trips since joining the commission despite warning against foreign influence in state and federal elections.

FEC Complaint Filed Against Rob Quist for Illegal Coordination With Outside Group

Democratic U.S. Congressional candidate Rob Quist

Madeleine Weast
May 25, 2017 12:35 PM

A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission against Montana House Democratic candidate Rob Quist says he illegally coordinated with an unregistered political committee that distributed newspaper inserts aimed at reaching undecided voters.

FEC Dems Resume Their Campaign to Regulate Conservative Media, Facebook, Twitter

Cameron Cawthorne
March 23, 2017 11:55 AM

Federal Election Commission Democrats are rebooting their campaign to regulate the internet, from social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to conservative websites like Drudge.

Government Watchdog Group Calls For Investigation Into Democratic FEC Official

Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub used her official position to demand Trump show proof of voter fraud

Joe Schoffstall
February 21, 2017 4:40 PM

A government watchdog group is calling for an investigation into whether a Democratic Federal Election Commission official violated federal ethics laws after demanding President Donald Trump provide evidence of voter fraud during the 2016 elections, which is outside of the FEC’s jurisdiction.

Dem FEC Commissioner
Potentially Violated Federal Ethics Laws With Trump Demand

Ellen Weintraub demands Trump prove voter fraud scheme

Joe Schoffstall
February 15, 2017 4:57 AM

A Democratic Federal Elections Commission official may have violated federal ethics laws in her quest to have President Donald Trump provide proof that voter fraud occurred in New Hampshire during the 2016 elections, experts say.

House Conservative Leader Eyes FEC Funding Boost

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

Lachlan Markay
December 16, 2016 10:35 AM

The leader of an influential bloc of House Republicans says he is open to a step rarely supported by limited government conservatives: boosting a federal agency's budget.

FEC Complaints Accuse Dem Anti-Trump Ads of Breaking Campaign Finance Law

Madeleine Weast
October 25, 2016 2:01 PM

A watchdog group has accused the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and several of its candidates of using illegal advertising practices this election cycle, asserting that the committee funneled extra money to its campaigns as an ad strategy.

Complaint Filed Against Clinton’s Campaign Following O’Keefe Videos

Watchdog calls for investigation into whether Clinton campaign, Dem groups violated campaign finance laws

Joe Schoffstall
October 19, 2016 1:23 PM

An election integrity group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission following the release of undercover videos from James O'Keefe's Project Veritas.

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