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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
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On December 31, 2025, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The …
Read moreOn February 5, 2026, Senate Majority PAC (SMP) (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative …
Read moreThe FEC will offer a webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and Leadership PACs on Wednesday, March 18. If you work …
Read moreCalifornia has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 1st Congressional District held by the late Representative Doug LaMalfa. The Special General Election will be held …
Read moreOn January 14, 2026, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for political party committees on Tuesday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 4. These live, interactive workshops are designed for those seeking …
Read moreGeorgia has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 14th Congressional District vacated by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Special General Election will be held on …
Read moreOn December 31, 2025, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Tuesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 18. This live, interactive workshop is designed …
Read moreThis article describes the filing requirements for 2026. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.
All committees must file …
Read moreNew Jersey has scheduled a special primary election on February 5, 2026, and a special general election on April 16, 2026, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in …
Read moreOn November 20, 2025, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The …
Read moreThe Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2026. The webinars for political action committees (PACs) and party committees will be held on Wednesday, January …
Read moreTexas has scheduled a special runoff election to fill the U.S. House seat in the 18th Congressional District held by the late Representative Sylvester Turner. The election will be held …
Read moreOn November 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) denied Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW) motion for an order declaring that …
Read moreThe FEC’s Draft Strategic Plan, FY 2026-2030 is now available for comment on the FEC website. In creating its new Draft Strategic Plan, the Commission focused on building long-term programs …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in October:
The FEC will hold an in-person training event for candidates and political party committees at its Washington, DC headquarters on Wednesday, October 22.
This event is designed for federal candidates …
Read moreThe Commission will offer its October Quarterly Reporting and FECFile workshops for candidate committees on October 1, 2025.
The reporting session will be relevant to all campaigns, and presenters will …
Read moreTo mark the agency’s 50th anniversary, the Commission has published an updated interactive timeline that highlights some of the landmark events in the agency’s history.
First developed a decade ago …
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