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OpenSecrets is tracking how various interests influence the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP)
FEC to take public comments on petition to close ‘Bloomberg loophole’
The Federal Election Commission agreed Thursday to take public comments on a petition to close a loophole that allowed former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg to transfer millions to the Democratic National Committee.
Liberal groups unite to stop unlikely frontrunner in crowded Bronx House primary
New York City Councilman Rubén Díaz Sr. is the frontunner for the nation’s most liberal House seat, despite his history of homophobic remarks and opposition to abortion rights.
Outside money flows in as 30-year incumbent faces progressive primary challenger
Jamaal Bowman’s challenge to Rep. Eliot Engel has led to the most expensive race that New York’s 16th District has seen in years, including an influx of spending by “dark money” groups.
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