South Dakota’s Republican secretary of state once questioned vote-counting machines. Four years later, she is defending them and backing a Democrat to replace her.

A proposed ballot initiative this year known as The Montana Plan (Initiative 194) represents an innovative and impactful way to take back our democracy following the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous

Recently leaked internal Democratic Party documents confirm a concerning trend about which Issue One has been raising alarms for years: Both the Democratic and Republican parties lean on members of…

An 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites.

Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging

Nonprofits that don’t disclose their donors have funneled at least $642 million to PACs so far in the midterms.

Why President Trump’s stonewalling makes America less safe.

An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterm...

Votebeat reporters will answer your questions about the midterms on Sept. 15 in a virtual webinar. RSVP to attend.

Corporate giants such as Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil and United Health Group could run afoul of the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Maine's limits on super PAC contributions challenge the legal assumption that unlimited donations are somehow free from corruption.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY) led the...

BOSTON – On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit will hear oral arguments in a legal challenge to a ballot measure passed by 75% of Maine…

The group A Stronger Michigan is mostly funded by Center Forward, a nonprofit organization that has ties to major corporations and industry groups.

Update, July 21, 2026, 6:00 p.m.: This analysis has been updated to include the second quarter filing from TikTok USDS, which wasn’t previously available on the Senate’s website. This filing…

The crypto investors donated $20 million in bitcoin to Trump's super PAC weeks after his administration moved to abandon a federal enforcement action against their crypto exchange.

President Donald Trump has sold access and influence to domestic and foreign interests, and used the presidency to enrich himself and his family, including through multiple cryptocurrency ventures, in...

MAGA Inc. and administration insiders will be out in force in Washington on President Donald Trump’s birthday weekend, with events ranging from a super PAC dinner to mixed martial arts at the White Ho...

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (H.R. 3535) to ban foreign money in state and local ballot measures — a reform the Federal…

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (H.R. 3535) to ban foreign money in state and local ballot measures — a reform the Federal…

Bipartisan judges are touring the Midwest to warn citizens about the dangers of a politicized judiciary.

Months before the midterms, the only federal agency dedicated solely to election administration is now unable to do anything.

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision today in the major campaign finance case known as National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, also called NRSC…

What if the answer to undoing the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision has been hiding in plain sight for the past 15 years?