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Federal Election Commission to regain law enforcement powers. Will it matter?

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The endless promises of Democrats’ fundraising plans

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Actions, not words, tell Trump’s political money story

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By the numbers: a 2017 money-in-politics index

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New hope, new problem: Will the Federal Election Commission shut down?

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How slamming campaign finance laws helped Greg Gianforte become a congressman

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Will Donald Trump let the Federal Election Commission rot?

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Trio of Trump appointees owe IRS back taxes

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Federal Election Commission: a forgotten tool in Donald Trump’s ‘drain the swamp’ effort

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FEC inspector general says top agency official duped her into releasing confidential criticisms

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Campus crusaders: Inside the Koch brothers’ plot to transform higher education

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14 presidential candidates who still owe campaign debt

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