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Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, discusses a plan July 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill to move mail to cluster box and curbside delivery in a move to cut costs at the cash-strapped Postal Service by up to $4.5 billion a year. With the Postal Service facing billions of dollars in annual losses, the tradition of mail delivery to the door could be virtually phased out by 2022 under a proposal in Congress. At left is the committee's ranking Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland. (Associated Press)

House investigating FEC and IRS communications over tax exempt groups

By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former Sen. Larry Craig

Federal judge to hear ex-Sen. Craig’s suit on use of campaign funds for solicitation-case legal fees

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Former Sen. Larry Craig

Judge to rule on ex-Sen. Larry Craig’s use of campaign funds in solicitation case

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Illustration Government Money by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

WANG: When campaign finance laws are just regulatory overkill

By Eric Wang

**FILE** President Obama (right) and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney exchange views during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., on Oct. 16, 2012. (Associated Press)

FEC: 2012 elections cost $7 billion

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat (Associated Press)

Menendez says he reimbursed donor for 2 jaunts

Associated Press

The Democratic National Convention that renominated President Obama was helped out by a North Carolina energy firm. Watchdog groups say the $10 million loan presents conflict-of-interest issues. (Associated Press)

Democratic convention helped by energy firm

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Supreme Court won’t hear pro-life appeal

Associated Press

FEC pressed to probe Dish TV chief

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Construction workers continue work on the platforms on the west side of the Capitol where dignitaries and news cameras will witness the inaugural ceremonies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 luxury Bentley cars, several dozen yachts or some $20 million shy of the cash needed for a Boeing 737 passenger jet. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Special interests abided for Obama’s second inauguration

By John Solomon - Washington Guardian

Illustration Obama's Acorn Hat by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

FITTON: Obama campaign’s illegal foreign donations

By Tom Fitton

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, has been critical of campaign finance regulations as a violation of free speech and free press. (Associated Press)

Politics stifle federal election agency

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

Appeals court reverses ruling on campaign donors

By Frederic J. Frommer - Associated Press

Joel Pollack (PollackForCongress.com)

Toothless, overwhelmed FEC is ignored by campaigns

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama talks Aug. 3, 2012, at the White House about taxes. (Associated Press)

Obama, Romney set to take donations via text

By David Hill - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Alan Grayson, Florida Democrat (Associated Press)

On left and right, firebrands are hot on the Web

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks Aug. 13, 2012, during a campaign event at Bayliss Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa, during a three-day campaign bus tour through the state. (Associated Press)

Conservative groups’ ad-buying binge eclipses Obama, Romney

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

O’Malley sets up political action committee

By Brian Witte - Associated Press

Tim Kaine, running for the U.S. Senate in Virginia as the Democratic Party candidate, is the subject of an ad run by Crossroads GPS that prompted a complaint to the Federal Elections Commission. (Richmond Times-Dispatch via Associated Press)

Crossroads’ ad takes sides, says watchdog

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Herman Cain (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Cain’s post-candidacy PAC spending raises questions

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times