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New York Times: A tabloid publisher will pay a $187,500 F.E.C. penalty for its Trump hush-money payment.
Mr. Cohen, who has served time in prison in part for his involvement in the payments, said during his trial that the transaction had been part of an effort to cover up Mr. Trump’s “dirty deeds.” Mr. Pecker had agreed to an immunity...
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Wall Street Journal: National Enquirer Parent, Ex-CEO Fined for Breaking Election Law in 2016 Campaign
Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at Common Cause, expressed frustration that Mr. Trump has faced no repercussions for the hush money paid on his behalf. “The mastermind of this illegal operation has not been punished, has not been held accountable,” he...
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FEC Fines Tabloid Company But Not Trump for Karen McDougal “Hush” Payment
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USA Today (Op-Ed): Democratic walkout blocks Texas voter bill – for now. Only Congress can save voting rights.
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The Guardian: Republicans who embraced Trump’s big lie run to become election officials
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Washington Post: Texas Republicans finalize bill that would enact stiff new voting restrictions and make it easier to overturn election results
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Los Angeles Times (Op-Ed): Did Stormy Daniels’ $130,000 break campaign finance laws? The FEC is too dysfunctional to decide
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Republican Senators Turn Backs on Nation, Refuse to Even Debate Creating January 6th Insurrection Commission
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The Guardian: ‘A ticking timebomb’: Democrats’ push for voting rights law faces tortuous path
Advocates are heartened by polling that shows the measure is extremely popular and the fact that Democrats have held together so...
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Common Cause Urges Senators to Support Commission to Investigate January 6th Insurrection
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: One election, two sets of rules with new campaign finance law
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On the Anniversary of the Murder of George Floyd