How a Tax Case Could Force Roger Stone to Cough Up Jan. 6 Records

Roger Stone is not cooperating. But soon, he might not have a choice. On Monday, Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge to compel Stone...

He Was the King of SPAM. Now He Wants to Be a Congressman. There’s Just One Catch.

Minnesota Democratic congressional candidate Jeff Ettinger—the former president, CEO, and chair of Hormel Foods—boasts on his campaign website...

How Ted Cruz Became a ‘Blatantly Cynical’ Election Law Troll

Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. In the pantheon of...

Recount Bound: PA Republican Senate Race Between Dr. Oz and Hedge Fund Boss Too Close to Call

The Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania was too close to call late Tuesday night, with television doctor Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund manager...

FBI Records Reveal Matt Gaetz Was in Chaos Mode as Scandal Broke

Fifteen minutes before Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was due to go on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show on March 30, 2021—hours after a bombshell report...

Even Trump Can’t Make Sense of His Own Dark-Money Maze

An inquiry from the feds has thrown new light on the murky relationships between a dozen Trump-aligned groups. And the problem traces back, as do so...

This Dem May Hate Facebook, but Her Stock Portfolio Doesn’t

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) points the finger at Facebook for its role in spreading disinformation and adding to “divisiveness” in U.S. politics that...

Top Trump Lawyer Is a Longtime Tax Deadbeat

Former President Donald Trump and his top election-fraud lawyer, Jesse Binnall, have a number of things in common—they both falsely believe the...

Madison Cawthorn May Have a New Ethics Violation to Handle

Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. Overpaying a...

Trump’s J.D. Vance Endorsement Looks Flimsier and Flimsier

In the waning minutes of his final public event before Ohio’s Republican primary, venture capitalist and Senate hopeful J.D. Vance offered voters...

‘Chickenshit’ Move: Columbia Quietly Cuts Ties With Dr. Oz

After years of criticism, Columbia University Medical Center has finally—quietly—cut public ties with celebrity doctor turned Republican Senate...

Loeffler Said Her Private Jet Saved Taxpayers Money. It Didn’t.

When former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) was asked on the 2020 campaign trail about the recently purchased private jet she was flying around Georgia,...

J.D. Vance Won Trump’s Blessing, Now He’s Cashing In

When former President Donald Trump reluctantly tossed a lifeline last week to venture capitalist J.D. Vance’s struggling Senate campaign, he may...

J.D. Vance's Former Roommate: He’s “The Most Dangerous Candidate”

On Monday, days after former President Donald Trump endorsed venture capitalist J.D. Vance’s Senate candidacy in Ohio, Vance’s former law school...

Trump’s Most Loyal Lawmakers Are Actually Losing Money

Last year, it was a fundraising feast for the MAGA Goon Squad. But in 2022, without the donor stimulus of an attempted insurrection, things are going...

Convicted Congressman Had to Sell Campaign Vehicle for Cash

Convicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) punctuated his plunge from political grace with a campaign finance report for the ages, taking out a home loan...

Trump’s PAC Keeps Losing Money. His Lawyers Keep Cashing In.

For the third straight quarter, Donald Trump’s former campaign committee turned in a fundraising loss, shedding $1.2 million to start 2022. And the...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Reports Her First Fundraising Loss

Trump Bitterly Endorses Former Trump Hater J.D. Vance in Ohio

Former president Donald Trump on Friday made his second controversial endorsement in as many weeks, tossing a lifeline to the struggling Senate...

Herschel Walker Claims to Own Companies That Don’t Exist

GOP Sen. Candidate Compares Zelensky to Osama bin Laden

Four days after joining the New Hampshire Republican primary, Senate hopeful and Bitcoin millionaire Bruce Fenton compared the widespread adoration...

The Epic Back-Scratching Fest Between a GOP Senate Wannabe and a Trumpy Billionaire

Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters has made no secret of his connections to his longtime business partner and biggest political...

Madison Cawthorn’s GOP Colleagues Have a New Reason to Hate Him

Last year, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of Republican congressional incumbents. But now, as the...

First the Feds Fined Clinton. Now It Might Be Trump’s Turn.

When it came out last week that the Federal Election Commission fined Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee...

Bitcoin Makes QAnon Candidate’s Fundraising Even Sadder

As campaigns vacillate on whether to open their digital wallets to cryptocurrency donations, they might take warning from an unlikely source. The...

Feds Slap Disgraced Rep. Duncan Hunter With Measly Fine After Trump Pardon

Almost exactly two years after former Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) was sentenced to 11 months in prison for campaign finance violations—and more than...

Liberal Tech Giant’s Employees Fume About Work for GOP

Ted Cruz’s Latest Troll? Turning His Campaign Into a Super PAC

Federal law says candidates can only give other candidates $2,000 per election. But Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)—in classic Cruz fashion—may have found...

A Roll of Bounty Holds Up Better Than a Trump Secrecy Agreement

Donald Trump’s notoriously belligerent non-disclosure agreements have suffered another legal blow. It’s the third such loss in the last year,...

Indicted Congressman Blames Lying Charges on Spotty Cell Service

Indicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) may have just staked his political career—and possibly his freedom—on a tried-and-true excuse: Bad cell...

Dr. Oz’s Anti-Woke GOP Rival Has a Trans-Positive Past

David McCormick, the leading candidate in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, claims he’s running to challenge “the weakness and wokeness...

Roger Stone Has Been Playing All Sides of the Gaetz Scandal

Clarence Thomas’ Strange Pick to Promote His Book Says It All

Hershel Walker’s Son Sells ‘All-American’ Swag Made in India

Conservative social media personality Christian Walker—the adult son of football star turned Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker—has...

Donald Trump Is Now Miraculously 43-0 Against ‘Partisan’ FEC

Donald Trump may have been impeached twice, and he’s taken some lumps in court, but in one legal arena he is hands-down the undefeated reigning...

Democrats Apparently Have No Issue Taking Fox's Money

For years, Democrats have publicly slammed Fox News for acting as a propaganda arm of the Republican Party. But privately, dozens of Democrats have...

Anti-Fauci Animal Rights Group Accused of Illegal Donations

Last fall, Dr. Anthony Fauci came under a barrage of attacks from hysterical critics. But on this occasion, it wasn’t Trump supporters,...

The Mysterious Right-Wing Group Funding the Trucker Convoy

A rowdy convoy of truckers is descending on the Beltway outside of Washington, D.C., presenting itself as an organic reaction to mask and vaccine...

Feds Just Let Ron Paul’s Old Campaign Slide on Likely Violations

More than 10 years ago, Ron Paul’s presidential campaign got caught up in a bribery scandal that netted felony convictions against three senior...

Republicans Are Still Trying to Buy Trump's Love

Donald Trump may no longer hold elected office, but Republican candidates are still paying homage—literally. Trump’s private companies clocked...

Did This GOP Senate Candidate Misuse a Charity for a Political Hit Job?

When Republican Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt was Nevada’s attorney general, he was responsible for enforcing the law. Now, a watchdog alleges that...

GOP Congressman Fined $125,000 For Financial Violations

The other shoe has dropped for Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ). His campaign committee has agreed to pay a $125,000 federal fine for misusing donor...

‘Free Crack Pipes’ Myth Rooted in False Free Beacon Report

Earlier this week, a lie rocketed around conservative media that the Biden administration planned to hand out “crack pipes” as part of a $30...

‘Stop The Steal’ Organizer Scored Big Payout at Curious Time

One week after congressional investigators subpoenaed Jan. 6 organizer Ali Alexander, a dormant super PAC sent thousands of dollars to his old...

Trump’s Legal Payouts Plummet as He Pawns Off Costs on RNC

Donald Trump has earned a reputation as perhaps the most litigious American politician in living memory. But, while that defining characteristic...

How Matt Gaetz's Battered Campaign Bled Almost $100,000 in 2021

Federal sex crime investigations don’t pay. That appears to be one takeaway—among many—from the year that has befallen beleaguered Rep. Matt...

This Fan Sent Trump His Idea. The ‘Dirty Bastard’ Stole It.

Retired entrepreneur Jeff Paul was once an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump. But that was before Paul went toe-to-toe with Trump over the...

New Filings Reveal Another Billionaire Behind the Big Lie

It’s usually the images of a violent mob attacking the U.S. Capitol that are associated with the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Finds a Way to Profit Off Government Debt

Last September, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called for a shutdown to stop government spending. Four days later, she lent the government...

GOP Hopeful Herschel Walker Pushed Snake Oil Body Spray for COVID

Pro football star turned Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker will not say whether he has been vaccinated. But in Walker’s mind, he may...