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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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The Commission will offer its July Quarterly Reporting and FECFile workshops for candidate committees on June 24, 2026.
The reporting session will be relevant to all campaigns, and presenters will …
Read moreOn May 6, 2026, the Campaign Legal Center (plaintiff) filed suit against the Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiff alleges that Advisory Opinion …
Read moreGeorgia has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 13th Congressional District held by the late Representative David Scott. The Special General Election will be held …
Read moreThe Commission will offer an advanced FECFile workshop next month to help candidate committees prepare their July quarterly reports. This expanded webinar will go beyond the basics of FECFile and …
Read moreOn April 30, 2026, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed Executive Order 26-038 suspending the primary elections for representative to the United States Congress until July 15, 2026, or until a …
Read moreFederal candidates and political committees are required to register and begin reporting their financial activity to the FEC once they cross certain thresholds. However, many individuals and organizations choose to …
Read moreOn March 12, 2026, Shelby Campbell (plaintiff), a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan’s 13th District, filed suit against the Commission in the U.S. District Court for …
Read moreOn January 7, 2026, Joachim William Llop (plaintiff), filed suit against the Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiff broadly challenges the constitutionality of the …
Read moreCalifornia has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 14th Congressional District vacated by Representative Eric Swalwell. The Special General Election will be held on June …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 3. This live, interactive webinar …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for membership and labor organizations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13. This live, …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in April:
On March 2, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the appeals court) upheld the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
On …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22. These live, interactive webinars are …
Read moreThe Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations require certain political committees to disclose information about lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs whose bundled contributions within a covered period exceed a specified …
Read moreThe 2026 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
On January 30, 2026, Julie Seegers (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on her administrative complaint. The …
Read moreOn January 30, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted summary judgment to Campaign Legal Center and OpenSecrets (plaintiffs). Plaintiffs had filed suit …
Read moreThe Commission will offer online training for committees that use the agency’s FECFile software to file their disclosure reports. The webinar for political action committees (PACs) and party committees will …
Read moreOn February 5, 2026, Senate Majority PAC (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) alleging the FEC failed to act on its …
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