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What Is Shadow Lobbying? How Influence Peddlers Shape Policy in the Dark
Shadow lobbying refers to someone who performs advocacy to influence public policy without registering as a lobbyist.
William Rivers Pitt | The Empire Strikes Back: Donny and Hill’s Big Night
It's over, and it wasn't close. It was, in fact, a wipe-out.
New York Primary: Chaos at Polling Sites, Broken Scanners and Whole Blocks Purged From Voter Rolls
Tens of thousands of voters found their names had been removed from the polling rolls.
Voting Laws Roundup 2016
Many voters face new restrictions for the first time in a presidential election. We've already seen problems in the primaries.
Democrats March Toward Cliff
Obama once called Clinton "likable enough," but a new poll shows her net-negative has nearly doubled to 24 points.
GOP Presidential Candidate John Kasich Isn’t a Moderate
Haley Swenson and Emily Shaw survey the political career of Republican presidential candidate John Kasich.
Millions of New Yorkers Disenfranchised From Primaries Thanks to State’s Restrictive Voting Laws
The state has no early voting, no Election Day registration and excuse-only absentee balloting.
“The American People Are on Our Side”: Advocates Hopeful on SCOTUS Immigration Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in what's being called the most significant immigration case in decades.
Haiti President Calls for Electoral Verification Mission Opposed by International Donors
The commission faces pushback from those who provide the bulk of the funding for Haiti's elections.
Election Agency Mulls Options to Curb Foreign Political Money, Punts Until Summer
Will this move suffer the fate of another deadlocked vote that has become all too common?