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There are lies and liars and then there’s George Santos.

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump — fresh off a weekend campaign appearance where he said he’s “more committed” than ever in his third bid for the White House — was given a second 45-day extension to file his financial disclosure form with the Federal Election Commission.

But Santos did not say where the money for his campaign came from

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran's office says someone scammed the Kansas Republican's reelection campaign out of $690,000 by getting his accounting firm to wire the money to fraudulent bank accounts

Welcome to the Friday, January 20, Brew. 

The Federal Election Commission says Google's spam filters exists 'for commercial, rather than electoral, purposes.'

Five hundred and thirty-one people have filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for president in 2024 as of January 17. The list includes 77 Democratic candidates (14.5%), 145 Republican candidates (27.3%), and 309 nonpartisan or minor party candidates (58.2%). This figure excludes candidates whose filings have expired…

Welcome to the Thursday, January 19, Brew. 

‘House Republicans may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts,’ says White House spokesman