Accountability | Washington
McMorris Rodgers Won’t Condemn High-Profile Supporter Whose Manifesto Calls for Religious Killing
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., has refused to condemn a prominent supporter even after he admitted to writing and spreading an extremist manifesto that called on fellow conservative Christians to “kill all males” of groups who refused to follow biblical law.
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 | 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.