Crypto group’s campaign spending angers Republicans: From the Politics Desk

In today’s edition, political reporter Katherine Doyle explains why some Republicans are miffed by a crypto ... picking up on that. Disdain from one candidate can turn swing voters against ... Read More

After Democrats' long-held edge, Team Trump starts to close the battleground ad spending gap: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics ... with groups previewing another massive flurry of ad spending as both ... Read More

Progressives reckon with massive campaign spending deficit after Cori Bush defeat

Progressives are on the short end of a spending war with ... for the progressive group Justice Democrats. "We should force more members of Congress to stand up to these interests and make taking ... Read More

Dem congressional candidate accused of making ‘shady deal’ after she worked for business her nonprofit gave grants to

Rebecca Cooke, a former political fundraiser and strategist ... It’s sad that one candidate is asking dark money groups to falsely attack a fellow Dem. Those attacks hurt other legislative ... Read More

Our Congress Has a Spending Problem, Not a Revenue Mess

You’d think that person was a fool and caution them to reduce their spending. Unfortunately, congressional Democrats disagree. Read More

Oregon public records advocate appointed to second term

Oregon’s Public Records Advocate Todd Albert will serve four more years in the job, where he is responsible for resolving disputes over access to public records and training government officials ... Read More

Against "Law and Political Economy"

I have a new paper out critiquing the "Law and Political Economy" Project ... even though both groups are demonstrably better off today than they were fifty years ago. And their standard for ... Read More

Major fintech companies ramp up 2024 lobbying spending

From peer-to-peer money transfer apps — apps that let users borrow from their next paycheck — to “neobanks,” lobbying spending ... of Congress, the fate of a lot of the legislation being lobbied by ... Read More

Text us your politics questions: Join Your Vote, our elections messaging group

We invite readers to join Your Vote, USA TODAY's elections texting group ... Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. We let you know about elections news as it happens ... Read More

OnPolitics: Nixon resigned 50 years ago. The political world has never been the same.

It, and the Watergate scandal that devoured his presidency, bequeathed a political ... up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. Hi everyone! This is Sudiksha Kochi, Congress ... Read More

Why fewer women (and men) are running for Congress this year

After several election cycles that saw a record number of female candidates make bids for Congress ... up seats in the first midterm after a presidential election contributed to high candidate ... Read More

Progressives reckon with massive campaign spending deficit after Cori Bush defeat

Some progressives said the best strategy is making such hefty outside spending unappetizing in Democratic politics ... group Justice Democrats. "We should force more members of Congress to stand ... Read More