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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. Murkowski continues to have a substantial cash advantage over her opponent backed by former President Donald Trump, who has vowed revenge on the incumbent Alaska Republican. Murkowski brought in more than $1.5 million in the three-month period ending March 31, 2022, according to Federal Election Commission filings. The quarterly reports were due Friday, April 15. Murkowski ended the quarter with $5.2 million cash on hand with no debt. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski maintains cash advantage over Trump-backed opponent

By Mark Thiessen - Associated Press

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. On Nov. 4, 2021, Igor Danchenko, a Russian analyst who served as a source for a dossier of unverified allegations against former President Trump was arrested on charges arising out of special counsel John Durham’s probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Christopher Steele declares vindication after FEC excludes him from Clinton, DNC fines over dossier

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Rand Paul’s 2016 presidential campaign committee fined $21K

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In this Oct. 20, 2016, photo, then-Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke speaks with a supporter in Billings, Mont., as he campaigns for re-election to a second term as the state's sole representative in the U.S. House. The former congressman and interior secretary has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission indicating he's interested in running for the second U.S. House seat awarded to the state on Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) **FILE**

Ryan Zinke, Former Trump Interior secretary, files to run for Congress

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, photo, delegates watch as the roll call vote of states continues after Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. On Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, The Associated Press reported on posts circulating online incorrectly asserting that more than 128 million people tuned in to watch the Republican National Convention's opening day, compared to just over 20 million who watched the Democratic National Convention. There’s no data to support this claim. Available metrics show more viewers tuned into the first night of the DNC than the first night of the RNC. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

FBI detects uptick in ‘scam PACs’ targeting political donors

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2021 file photo, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. An election watchdog group has filed a federal lawsuit that claims an Iowa-based nonprofit organization violated election laws by failing to register as a political committee that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support Sen. Ernst's reelection. Campaign Legal Center, a Washington-based nonprofit campaign finance watchdog group, filed the lawsuit Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon File)

Watchdog files lawsuit against group backing Iowa Sen. Ernst

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III speaks outside his campaign headquarters in Watertown, Mass., after conceding defeat to incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Joe Kennedy III campaign improperly spent $1.5 million on failed Senate bid

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 file photo, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III speaks outside his campaign headquarters in Watertown, Mass., after conceding defeat to incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III's campaign improperly spent $1.5 million earmarked for the general election during the Massachusetts congressman's failed bid to capture the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat, he said Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Joe Kennedy III: Senate campaign improperly spent $1.5M

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Utah man won’t contest allegations of illegal contributions

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In this Feb. 13, 2020, photo GOP U.S. House candidate Claire Chase speaks to voters in Los Lunas, N.M. Chase and two other Republican hopefuls seeking the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small for a key southern New Mexico seat are hitting the airwaves early. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Records: Super PAC raises $75K to attack GOP House hopeful

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Three Democrats on House Judiciary Committee hit with ethics complaints from watchdog group

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives to speak at a campaign stop at the State Historical Museum of Iowa, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders group

By Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Sen. Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, is accused of exploiting a legal gray area to improperly coordinate with VoteVets, a progressive veterans advocacy group. His campaign website and an ad the group bought used the same photos and videos. (Associated Press)

Watchdog claims Gary Peters ‘illegally’ coordinated with dark money group to benefit reelection

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Attorneys Eric Dubelier, left, and Katherine Seikaly, right, representing Concord Management and Consulting LLC, leave federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, after pleading not guilty on behalf of the company, which has been charged as part of a conspiracy to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Concord Management and Consulting LLC disputes Mueller indictment election meddling claims

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A man steps out of a voting booth Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Town of Hamilton Town Hall in West Salem, Wis., in this file photo. (Peter Thomson/La Crosse Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Campaign Legal Center files suit against Federal Election Commission, wants pro-Clinton PAC punished

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

McSally fined $23,000 for 2014 campaign finance violations

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa., Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton campaign payment to dossier author Christopher Steele broke election laws: lawsuit

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference about an immigration bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Georgia Sen. Perdue’s campaign fined $30,000 for violations

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Sen. Markey raises more than $950,000 during first quarter

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

Then-Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams addresses supporters during an election night watch party in Atlanta, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/John Amis) ** FILE **

Stacey Abrams’ nonprofit Fair Fight Action’s political spending looms as problem

By Brian Slodysko - Associated Press