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Reuters: Pro-Trump group powers surge in early US super PAC spending
Issue One Research Director Michael Beckel quoted...
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Conviction of rapper Pras Michel for violating campaign finance laws and failing to register as a foreign agent should be a warning
In the wake of a federal jury convicting rapper Pras Michel on charges related to failing to register as an agent of China and violating campaign finance laws, Issue One…
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New Issue One analysis highlights 9 key numbers to know about congressional fundraising during the first months of 2023
Recently filed campaign finance reports help illustrate how raising campaign cash has essentially become a second full-time job for most members of Congress — especially those in competitive reelection races.…
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The Congressional Fundraising Treadmill
9 key numbers to know from the first campaign finance reports of the 2024 election cycle...
Recently filed campaign finance reports help illustrate how raising campaign cash has essentially become a second full-time job for most members of Congress — especially those in competitive reelection…
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Politico: Twitter fails to report some political ads after promising transparency
Issue One Research Director Michael Beckel quoted...
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New Issue One analysis highlights 13 key numbers to know about congressional fundraising during the 2022 election
Raising campaign cash has essentially become a second full-time job for most members of Congress, especially those in competitive reelection races. Yet this fundraising treadmill comes at a steep cost.…
Analysis
The Congressional Fundraising Treadmill
13 key numbers to know about the money raised by lawmakers for the 2022 election...
Recently filed campaign finance reports help paint a full picture of exactly just how much money House and Senate candidates controlled during the 2022 elections, as total spending set a…
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Roll Call: Gavels for top House committees don’t always come cheap
Cites Issue One's "The Price of Power Revisited" report...
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New Issue One report highlights the fundraising demands for plumb House committees, leadership roles
A new Issue One review of federal campaign finance filings shows that both the Democrats who led the four most powerful House committees during the past two years and the…
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The Price of Power Revisited
With control of the House of Representatives comes gavels — and fundraising expectations...
With Republicans taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives last month for the first time in four years, there’s been a shift in leadership in the legislative branch of…