Center for Public Integrity

Coronavirus Spurs Vote-By-Mail Push, But Barriers Remain

The coronavirus pandemic has already prompted state after state to delay th...
The coronavirus pandemic has already prompted state after state to delay their primary elections, including a chaotic last-minute scramble in Ohio last week and depressed turnout in states that went ahead. The disruptions are prompting...

Congress Could Raid an Unused Campaign Fund to Help Pay For Coronavirus Relief

Pop quiz: Name the last major-party presidential nominee who tapped into th...
Pop quiz: Name the last major-party presidential nominee who tapped into the publicly financed Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Answer: Republican John McCain, in 2008. In the dozen years since, presidential candidates — from Barack Obama...

'Cocaine Mitch' McConnell Made a Cool $70,000 on T-Shirts

“Cocaine Mitch” is moving product. At $35 a pop, Senate Majority Leader Mit...
“Cocaine Mitch” is moving product. At $35 a pop, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign has sold more than 2,000 T-shirts referencing the derogatory, drug-themed nickname a former opponent once gave him. The $70,000-plus...

2020 Candidates Talk Up Small Donors, But Stay Quiet on Bundlers

Most Democrats who want to win the White House have all but fetishized smal...
Most Democrats who want to win the White House have all but fetishized small-dollar donors. Enthusiastic supporters who contribute $20 here or $50 there offer candidates grassroots street cred during a presidential primary season in...

Jill Stein Is Belatedly Paying Off Her 2016 Campaign Fines

Jill Stein has finally paid her fines. Mostly. Stein’s 2016 Green Party pre...
Jill Stein has finally paid her fines. Mostly. Stein’s 2016 Green Party presidential campaign committee cut the Federal Election Commission a $41,735.31 check in late December — an effort to resolve the committee’s mounting legal...