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Six numbers that show how the FEC is MIA in 2020
Today marks the start of the sixth month since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner. Three seats…
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How Candidates and Outside Groups Work Together to Evade Anti-corruption Laws...
In the 10 years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has not punished a single candidate or political group for illegally coordinating, according to…
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Bipartisan group of campaign finance lawyers urge appointment of six new FEC commissioners
Today is the 128th day since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lots its quorum, stopping it from crafting new rules or fining those who break the law, as Issue One’s…
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Five numbers that show how the FEC is still MIA
Today marks the start of the fifth month since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner. Three seats…
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Five numbers that show how the FEC is MIA
Today marks the start of the fourth month since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner. Three seats…
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Four numbers that show how the FEC is MIA
Today marks the start of the third month since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner. Three seats…
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Adopting ways of Washington, more than half of freshman House members now have leadership PACs
More than half of all freshman House members have formed leadership PACs — political committees that are frequently criticized as slush funds — according to an Issue One review of…
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5 things we learned from the latest 2020 campaign finance reports
Congressional and presidential candidates filed their latest campaign finance reports on Tuesday, detailing their fundraising and expenditures between July 1 and September 30. Here are some key numbers to know,…
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Four numbers that show how the FEC is M.I.A.
Today marks the start of the second month since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner. Three seats…
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Issue One launches “FEC M.I.A.” to spotlight nation’s broken election watchdog
Today, Issue One launched FEC M.I.A. to hold the president and Senate accountable for allowing the nation’s election watchdog to effectively shutter, and call on all six seats on the…