The House on Friday approved a sweeping measure that would, among many others things, expand voters' access to the polls. But Senate Republican leaders say that chamber will not take up the bill, calling it a power grab. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.Source: Exaggerating Voting Issues May Juice A Base — But It Also 'Undermines Our Democracy'...

A former Republican congressional candidate and major 2018 GOP donor has been indicted for using a super PAC to funnel more than $1 million in contributions to himself.   Rhode Island political consultant Russell Taub was charged last week by the U.S.Source: GOP donor Russell Taub indicted for paying himself $1 million through ‘scam PAC’...

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...