Irvine Councilwoman Melissa Fox is the latest Orange County politician to exploit a rarely used fundraising account to shelter large campaign donations – in her case a $10,000 contribution from a liberal political action committee. But Fox isn’t alone.Source: Politicians use a once obscure committee to cloak campaign money...

Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign agreed to pay a $14,500 fine to the Federal Election Commission last month after the agency ruled the independent’s 2016 presidential campaign had accepted an illegal contribution from the Australian Labor Party.Source: Bernie Sanders Campaign Pays Fine Over ‘Illegal’ Contribution From Foreign Political Party...

A handful of provisions tucked into a pair of must-pass bills under consideration in Congress this month could reshape the financing of political campaigns and give further cover to donors who want to keep their contributions private.Source: Provisions attached to budget bills could reshape campaign finance laws...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — At the Sacramento County Registrar's office Wednesday, election officials were preparing staffers for California's June primary. "We have an IT team in our office, that is embedded in our office," said Jill LaVine, Sacramento County's registrar of voters.Source: NorCal county registrars say hacking won't happen here...

The U.S. intelligence community developed substantial evidence that state websites or voter registration systems in seven states were compromised by Russian-backed covert operatives prior to the 2016 election — but never told the states involved, according to multiple U.S. officials.Source: U.S. intel: Russia compromised seven states prior to 2016 election...