Kaitlin Washburn joined CRP as a fall reporting intern in August 2018. She is in her senior year at the Missouri School of Journalism where she studies investigative journalism. For two years, she's worked as a researcher for Investigative Reporters and Editors.Source: What is the Congressional Leadership Fund?...
SALT LAKE CITY — A citizens' initiative to maintain Utah's dual-track system for nominating candidates for political office won't be on the November election ballot.Source: Utah Supreme Court denies place on November ballot for Count My Vote initiative...
Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they illegally used $250,000 of campaign funds for personal expenses, a development that could cost the GOP his California seat -- but Hunter claims the charges are politically motivated.Source: Rep. Duncan Hunter pleads not guilty, claims indictment 'politically motivated'...
The couple is accused of misusing campaign funds for vacations, dentistry and other personal expenses. A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted California GOP Rep.Source: GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on charges of misusing campaign funds...
Republican megadonors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson gave $25 million last month to the Senate Leadership Fund, the flagship super PAC charged with keeping the Senate in Republican hands, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission.Source: Adelsons shell out $25 million to keep Senate in GOP hands...
While the Ohio 12th congressional district special election took up most of the oxygen on Tuesday night, there were other pivotal contests that helped to shape the contours of the midterm elections. Here are five contests you may have missed.Source: Republicans outspent Democrats by 3 to 1 margin in contested special elections...
BREAKING: Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting in his own GOP primary vs. Gov. Jeff Colyer. Kobach said Thursday night that the move will be “symbolic,” adding that counties do the work of counting ballots, the Associated Press reported.Source: Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting...
Washington (CNN)Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead in the Republican primary for governor dropped by more than half to 91 votes after a county clerk discovered a discrepancy in the state's unofficial results.Source: Kris Kobach's lead in Kansas GOP governor's race cut to 91 votes after county clerk discovers discrepancy...
Sen. Bill Nelson said Russian hackers are "right now" in Florida computers, but state election officials say they've heard nothing from the federal government.Source: A Senator Claims That Russian Hackers Are In Florida's Voter Systems. Local Officials Are Skeptical....
On Tuesday, the last special election before Election Day in the nation takes place in Ohio, and four states are holding primary elections -- Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. Many analysts seen the race for retired Rep.Source: 2018 primary election: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington...
