FEC records show Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts’ leadership PAC donated $5,000 to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign on June 17. The contribution came shortly after local officials in Papillion, Nebraska, required a convicted child abuser released under a Paxton plea deal to register as a sex offender.
Board of State Canvassers meets July 24 to decide whether the measure, which would bar utilities from donating to state candidates, reaches November's ballot.
According to a new report, the multibillionaire has spent 79 days away from Ohio this year — including 14 international travel legs — as he faces off against Democrat Amy Acton.
Michigan House candidate Laura Perry is facing scrutiny after filming a campaign ad on a soccer field during a hazardous statewide air quality alert. State health officials had recommended avoiding strenuous outdoor activities as air quality readings exceeded dangerous levels.
Rodriguez suspended her gubernatorial campaign Friday, citing serious financial mismanagement that left her campaign unable to pay for a scheduled $1 million ad buy.
Donald Trump has endorsed Mike Lindell in Minnesota's governor race, snubbing the state Republican Party's chosen candidate, Kendall Qualls. The endorsement bolsters Lindell despite his history of promoting unfounded election conspiracies and receiving massive defamation lawsuits.
A massive Fourth of July weekend power grid failure left 400,000 Michigan residents without power, forcing some business owners to throw away thousands of dollars in food. Meanwhile, DTE Energy is pushing for a $473.3 million rate increase — months after House Republicans approved legislative handouts to major utility corporations.
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for 23 days after emergency responders found him unconscious, but his office has still not clarified the reason for his hospitalization. While Republican leadership pushes back on rumors of his decline, the silence from his office leaves crucial questions unanswered.
South Dakota State Sen. Tom Pischke faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his legislative seat if convicted of election fraud. The Republican lawmaker is accused of forging multiple signatures on party nomination forms.
Michigan’s open Senate primary is becoming a major battleground over the direction of the Democratic Party. Abdul El-Sayed just picked up an endorsement from Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who says El-Sayed is ready to take on a party establishment that hasn't fought hard enough for working people.
