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Trump faces growing scrutiny over ‘profoundly concerning’ cash gifts for aides including Natalie Harp

The payments amounted to 30% of each aide’s $150,000 annual salary

The Guardian - US

Trump Loyalist Jim Jordan Ally Group Got 'Dark Money' From GEO Group As ICE Detention Profits Came Under Scrutiny

A watchdog complaint alleges a misreported £185,000 payment by GEO Group to a Jim Jordan-linked PAC, raising questions about federal contractor rules and campaign finance transparency.

International Business Times UK

Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received ‘dark money’ from ICE detention contractor

Report finds close ties between the Trump administration and Geo Group, which profits from anti-immigration crackdown

The Guardian - US

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SCOTUS litigates late mail-in ballots

Over a dozen states currently accept late mail-in ballots postmarked on election day. That could change

Salon

The supreme court may further gut the Voting Rights Act. Mississippi is trying to create its own

Lawmakers are working to create a state-level version of the act as the US high court decides on latest voting rights case

The Guardian - US

Is Ted Cruz’s Podcast PAC Payoff Scheme Illegal?

The Texas senator’s iHeartMedia deal, which sent over $600,000 to an aligned super PAC, may have broken campaign finance laws—or exploited a new loophole.

Texas Observer

FEC asked to investigate flower shop's $500,000 contribution to super PAC backing Suarez's 2024 bid

A government watchdog group is asking federal regulators to investigate a $500,000 contribution to a super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential bid by a shop selling artificial flowers

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Watchdog alleges Canadian hedge fund gave illegal contributions to DeSantis campaign

MIAMI — An election watchdog organization has filed a second complaint against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political campaign, alleging a Canadian hedge fund made more than $167,000 in illegal contributions to his operation.

Miami Herald

Watchdog urges DOJ probe into Thomas

Campaign Legal Center says that the ethics issue has “historic implications far beyond one Supreme Court justice”

Salon

As 2023 started, 18 House and Senate campaigns were in debt

FEC disclosures show 18 members of Congress started the year with combined debts totaling nearly $6 million from last year's election.

Roll Call

‘Impossible’ parking fees, puzzling diner bills: Retracing George Santos’ steps in Miami

MIAMI — Before George Santos’ life story began to unravel — his spectacular tales of college volleyball stardom and Wall Street pedigree earning him a reputation as perhaps Washington’s greatest fabulist — the Republican congressman was just a dark-horse candidate frequenting Miami’s hippest restaurants and rubbing elbows on the water…

Miami Herald

Ethics complaint filed against George Santos with Federal Election Commission

The complaint is just the latest in a torrent of bad news for the freshman congressman

The Independent UK

Ethics group seeks investigation of Santos campaign finances - Roll Call

The Campaign Legal Center questions where Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., got $705,000 he loaned to his campaign.

Roll Call

DeSantis has $60 million leftover from the election. What will he do with that pot of gold?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis and his team are sitting on more than $60 million in campaign contributions after vanquishing Democratic challenger Charlie Crist and cruising to victory.

Orlando Sentinel

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The Independent UK

Why Trump won’t be able to directly funnel his huge war chest into his presidential campaign

The former president announced his 2024 bid on Tuesday evening

The Independent UK

Why Trump won’t be able to directly funnel his huge war chest into his presidential campaign

The former president announced his 2024 bid on Tuesday evening

McClatchy Washington Bureau

FEC Republicans block probe of contributions by Chinese elites to Trump PAC

WASHINGTON — Elections finance law complaints against an Asian day spa operator from South Florida who allegedly funneled contributions from Chinese elites, likely including foreign nationals, to a campaign committee backing then-President Donald Trump have quietly been dismissed.

WEKU

Trump has raised millions. He may run in 2024, so where will all that money go?

Campaign finance rules say the PAC money can't be used for his campaign if Trump decides he'll run, but there are questions on whether any potential violations would be enforced by the FEC.

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The Independent UK

Federal Election Commission deadlocks, won't punish Trump

The Federal Election Commission has decided not to take action against former President Donald Trump after commissioners deadlocked over whether his campaign broke the law by masking how it was spending cash during the 2020 campaign

Ballotpedia

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Rhode Island disclosure law

On April 25, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not take up Gaspee Project v. Mederos, a lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s campaign finance disclosure regulations. The court’s refusal to hear the appeal means a lower court ruling upholding the state’s law will stand.

The Guardian - US

Groups perpetuating Trump’s 2020 election lie face scrutiny and lawsuits

Colorado lawsuit charges group with questioning residents about voting status while Trump loyalists work to sustain falsehoods

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