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Eric Hovde and the Flag of the People's Republic of China.

GOP Candidate Is Anti-China. His Family’s Business Wasn’t.

The family of Trump-backed Senate candidate Eric Hovde once set up a China-related venture, records reveal. “The effort was a bust and waste of time,” Hovde’s brother claimed.

Kate Briquelet

Photo illustration of a bag of money with red flags coming out of it on a black background.

‘SORRY ABOUT THAT!’

Mystery New GOP Dark Money Org Raises All Kinds of Red Flags

The group, organized in part by a Dr. Oz campaign strategist, may have already violated federal law, a key watchdog claims.

Roger Sollenberger

Biden and Trump in front of the White House.

The Paper Trail

Our Free Pay Dirt Newsletter Exposes Shady Political Donors

Photo illustration of George Santos on the scales of justice

STAY TUNED

The Hidden Message in the New George Santos Indictment

There was a lot more detail in the latest complaint. What’s not in there is even more intriguing.

Roger Sollenberger

A photo of former Florida representative Anthony Sabatini.

MAGA CUM LAUDE

GOP Candidate Plagiarized Massive Segments of College Thesis

Controversial GOP congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini appears to have lifted massive segments of his college thesis from Wikipedia and gotten away with it—until now.

Roger Sollenberger

A photo including Sarah Palin and floating Money

HOLY MOLY

The Fake Church Behind Sarah Palin’s Crusade Against Voting

The lawyer behind a complaint surrounding the fringe conservative group behind Palin’s latest crusade described the layers of allegations as “almost intoxicating.”

Roger Sollenberger