Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden the first high court pick of his presidency.

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January 27, 2022
Breyer’s Supreme Court seat opens the door to even more ‘dark money’ in 2022 midterm elections


Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden the first Supreme Court pick of his presidency and likely sparking even more “dark money” spending in the leadup to 2022 midterm elections.

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Democrats’ election reform bill failed in the Senate. What’s next for campaign finance reform?

The status of more than 50 campaign finance reform bills is in limbo after Democrats' latest legislative defeat.

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Fire fighters union political activities flourished under embattled former president with close ties to Biden

Harold Schaitberger, former longtime general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, is taking heat from federal authorities over past union activities.

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From 2015 to 2020, while Sinema was running for the Senate, no one contributed more to her campaign than EMILY's List — over $400,000, according to OpenSecrets. On Thursday, after the bid to change Senate rules officially failed, Butler made clear that EMILY's List won't endorse Sinema in the future.
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