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August 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Trainwreck Elon Musk Interview May Have Broken the Law
The dumpster fire of a conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk just became a huge legal headache.
May 8, 2024
Matt Ford
Our Money-in-Politics Problem Just Got Worse
Two little-noticed FEC decisions last week could both increase and obscure the money flooding into elections.
May 21, 2022
Jason Linkins
There Are No Super PAC Cops
Let’s stop pretending that rules forbidding coordination between campaigns and dark money groups exist.
July 16, 2021
Jeff Burdick
The Republicans’ Latest Skeezy Campaign Trick: Cash Swaps to Help Each Other
Members of Congress aren’t allowed to spend leadership PAC funds on their own campaigns. But wouldn’t you know it: They’ve found a way.
June 13, 2019
Alex Shephard
Norway, If You’re Listening....
In an Oval Office interview, President Trump said he'd welcome election help from a foreign source. That's not just unethical; it's illegal.
April 4, 2014
Mark Schmitt
John Roberts Didn't Kill Campaign Finance Rules. Modern Politics Did.
June 18, 2010
Jonathan Chait
I Should Have Been A Conservative
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