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A new proposal would require the FEC’s investigators to get explicit approval from the commissioners for any investigative activity, no matter how big or small.

The Boston Ballot Commission dismissed a residency challenge against City Councilor Kendra Lara, finding that the four objectors failed to prove that she lives outside of the district she represents. 

AP Photo/John Raoux It’s a victory overall for Common Cause, who pushed this complaint about the National Enquirer’s political interference for Donald Trump, although their obvious target got let off the hook. The Federal Election Commission fined American Media $187,500 for using a “catch and kill” strategy to help Trump out by essentially muzzling a woman who claimed an affair with the then-candidate. The FEC ruled it an unreported and illegal in-kind contribution: The Federal Election Commission has fined the National Enquirer’s parent company $187,500 for “knowingly and willfu...

(Will Heath/NBC via AP) With very little fanfare or press coverage, the Federal Election Commission on Thursday voted to close the investigation into the payments of “hush money” to Stormy Daniels by Donald Trump in the weeks leading up to the 2016 election, according to the Washington Post. The FEC normally has six members — 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans.  One GOP member had recused from the vote, and one Democrat member was absent. The final vote was 2-2 — splint along party lines — but the effect of that vote was to not go forward with any further investigation. Trump’s former...