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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday issued a per curiam Opinion in McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-10830), affirming an order of …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 23-3163). …

Congressional candidates collected $625.4 million and disbursed $333.7 million, political parties received $449.7 million and spent $357.9 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $2.1 billion and spent $1.6 billion, …

WASHINGTON—Today, the Federal Election Commission unveiled an updated interactive timeline tracing landmark dates in the agency’s 50 years of existence. From the earliest days of the agency to more recent …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Election Commission has retired the Searchable Advisory Opinion System (SAOS), a legacy search tool on the FEC website designed to search Commission advisory opinions (AOs) and related documents. …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas today issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-153), granting the Commission’s Motion …

WASHINGTON—Today, Commissioner Shana M. Broussard began serving as Chair of the Federal Election Commission for the remainder of 2025. The Commission voted to elect Commissioner Broussard as Chair at its …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case No. 24-2585), granting Plaintiff’s Motion …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Democratic National Committee, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et …

WASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and discussed two additional matters. The Commission also elected Commissioner Shana M. Broussard to serve as Chair …

Presidential candidates raised $2 billion and spent approximately $1.8 billion in the 24 months of the 2023-2024 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission …

WASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and discussed a third advisory opinion request. The Commission also held an audit hearing concerning a Draft …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 22-0035) granting Plaintiff’s motion for …

WASHINGTON—At its first open meeting of the year today, the Federal Election Commission approved a sample donor response form for contributions by limited liability companies (LLCs) and a renewal of …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 19-2336), …

Presidential candidates raised $1.6 billion and spent over $1.3 billion in the first 21 months of the 2023-2024 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has appointed James D. McGinley Associate General Counsel for Litigation, effective Monday, January 13. Mr. McGinley will oversee the Office of General Counsel’s Litigation …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday entered a Consent Judgment imposing a total joint civil penalty of $240,000 against defendants Plumbers and Pipefitters Local …

WASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub as Chair and Commissioner James E. “Trey” Trainor, III as Vice Chairman for 2025.

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WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding requests to modify or redact certain contributor information, a …