USA TODAY analysis: Super PAC donations surge past $1 billion

WASHINGTON — Super PAC donations have barreled past the $1 billion mark, driven by a small group of super-wealthy contributors intent on deciding who will occupy the White House and control Congress next year. Donations to super PACs hit nearly $1.Source: USA TODAY analysis: Super PAC donations surge past $1 billion...

Pro-Trump super PAC mistakenly publishes private donor information

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How John McCain and Russ Feingold are riding the big money wave in their campaigns

John McCain and Russ Feingold used to be synonymous with their crusading overhaul of the campaign finance system that eliminated big money from federal elections.Source: How John McCain and Russ Feingold are riding the big money wave in their campaigns...

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IRS Commissioner Pushes Back on Impeachment Attempt

WASHINGTON—Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen defended himself Wednesday against an impeachment attempt, labeling Republicans’ push to remove him from office as “improper” and warning that such a move would deter qualified people from serving in government.Source: IRS Commissioner Pushes Back on Impeachment Attempt...

When does early voting start in every state?

Voting has already started in a scattering of locations, and entire states will be able to vote starting Friday. Election Day is more than a month away, but voters are already casting ballots to pick their next president.Source: When does early voting start in every state?...

The IRS Commissioner Belongs in Prison

He shouldn’t be impeached. He should be imprisoned. When the feds couldn’t make ordinary criminal charges stick to the organized-crime syndicate that turned 1920s Chicago into a free-fire zone, they went after the boss, Al Capone, on tax charges.Source: The IRS Commissioner Belongs in Prison...

Clinton’s Samantha Bee Problem

When the histories of the Trump era are written from exile in Justin Trudeau’s Canada, they will record that it was none other than Jimmy Fallon who brought down the republic.Source: Clinton’s Samantha Bee Problem...

State agency under fire for pressuring open-government groups it regulates to change position on legislation

Supporters of the bill criticized the state Fair Political Practices Commission for heavy-handed tactics that they said included pushing groups the commission has the power to investigate and fine to drop their support for the transparency bill.Source: State agency under fire for pressuring open-government groups it regulates to change position on legislation...