Accountability | Texas
Shady Trump Donors Maxed Out Contributions to One Candidate: Pete Sessions
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, is the only congressional candidate who has received donations from both of the Ukraine-linked businessmen who were accused of illegally laundering $300,000 to a pro-Trump super PAC, according to campaign-finance records.
Accountability | Kansas
Yoder Spent $150K on Booze, Parties in Washington
Since 2011, Rep. Kevin Yoder's leadership PAC has spent more than $150,000 on parties, baseball games and dinners for his friends and donors in Washington, an analysis of campaign-finance reports showed.
Accountability | Tennessee
Major Donor to Blackburn Accused in Migrant Toddler’s Death
Since reports of migrant children being separated from adults at the border sparked outrage this year, Rep. Marsha Blackburn dug in, defending President Donald Trump’s heated rhetoric about a caravan of Central Americans and has taken thousands of dollars from a company accused of negligence in the death of a migrant toddler who had been held in a detention facility.
Accountability | Florida
Curbelo Received Thousands from Lobbyists for Maduro and His Cronies
Rep. Carlos Curbelo recently called on his opponent to return a contribution from a Democratic congresswoman his spokesperson labeled a “Maduro and Castro sympathizer.” However, Curbelo, a Miami Republican, had no problem taking thousands of dollars from the Maduro regime’s American lobbyists.
Accountability | Virginia
House Candidate Runs on Local Business Record, Even As He Looks to Relocate Out of State
A Virginia Republican running for Congress on his business record claimed his plans to expand in Pennsylvania would benefit his district with jobs and allow him to spend more locally. It turns out, neither is the case.
Accountability | Georgia
Brian Kemp’s Effort to Pause 53K Voter Registrations Was Ruled Discriminatory When Karen Handel Tried
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s effort to halt the registrations of 53,000 voters — drawing criticism of voter suppression against minority voters ahead of Tuesday’s election — echoed an initiative from his his predecessor, U.S. Rep. Karen Handel, in 2008 that was blocked by the Justice Department.
Accountability | Missouri
Hawley Worked Five Hours a Week While DC Political Consultants Ran His Office
The night Josh Hawley was elected attorney general of Missouri in 2016, he promised to clean up Jefferson City and told voters he wouldn’t become another ladder-climbing politician. Within weeks, Hawley was skipping office hours and outsourcing government work to out-of-state political consultants. Within seven months, he was running for higher office.