With the departure of Defense Secretary James Mattis, industry lobbyists now make up four of President Trump’s cabinet secretaries.
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Mitch McConnell Against High Voter Turnout if it Helps Democrats
Republicans have long had an election problem. The more people vote, the worse they tend to get beaten. So the solution, since at least the 1970s.
Trump Tweets Misleading Claim About ‘Rampant’ Texas Voter Fraud
President Trump returned to favorite, often-debunked assertion on Sunday when he claimed there was “rampant” voter fraud in Texas and “all over country.”
Koch Network Tells Donors It Plans To Stay Out Of 2020 Race
The Koch political network has told donors that it plans to once again stay out of the presidential race and will not work to help reelect President Trump.
Judge Hearing 2020 Census Citizenship Question Testimony
Federal trial began for lawsuits challenging Trump administration’s addition of citizenship question to 2020 census, a plan that a different court blocked.
GOP Unveil Fundraising Software to Match Democrats’ Actblue
U.S. Republicans unveil fundraising plan to match and even surpass the organization that sent more than $700 million to Democratic campaigns in 2018.
Trump to Ask Supreme Court to Decide Census Dispute
President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday said it will seek immediate Supreme Court review to ask people taking part in the 2020 national census.
A Look at McConnell’s Criticisms of H.R. 1 Election Reforms
A look at Mitch McConnell criticisms of H.R. 1. He was the lead plaintiff against the last major campaign finance reforms that Congress passed.
Ex Trump Lawyer Cohen Paid Man to Rig Online Polls
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen admitted Thursday that he paid a man in 2015 to rig online opinion polls to favor Trump.
Maine Republicans Consider Overturning Ranked-Choice Voting
It isn’t clear, though, how Republican critics of Maine’s new voting system might proceed in any effort to reverse the change to ranked-choice voting.