Fed up with the Federal Election Commission’s gridlock that has given violators of election law a free pass, the agency’s new chair says she won’t allow FEC lawyers to defend the government when the FEC has been sued for not enforcing the law.Source: Elections Commission Chief Uses the “Nuclear Option” to Rescue the Agency From Gridlock...

It was a crowded primary field and Tony Evers, running for governor, was eager to win the support of officials gathered at a Wisconsin state Democratic party meeting, so the candidate did all the usual things: he read the room, he shook hands, he networked.Source: Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in...