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Pritzker says he has put $38 million into the midterms. Federal records account for $17 million of it
An Inquisitor review of FEC filings finds $17.1 million from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, most of it in two super PACs: $10 million for a Senate primary at home and $5 million…
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Democratic groups have outspent Republicans 15 to 1 in Mississippi’s Senate race, FEC filings show
Outside groups backing Scott Colom or attacking Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith have reported $7.6 million in independent expenditures, against $516,000 for Hyde-Smith. An Inquisitor review of FEC filings traces much of the money…
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Assaults with knives and other weapons drive D.C.’s first rise in violent crime since 2023, police data show
An Inquisitor analysis of 105,000 MPD incident records finds violent crime up 12% in 2026, driven almost entirely by non-gun assaults with a dangerous weapon, a rise that began as the department…
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D.C. traffic deaths have already passed last year’s total, and drivers account for most of the increase
An Inquisitor analysis of the city’s open crash data finds pedestrian deaths roughly flat, driver deaths up from three to 12 and Ward 8 with the most deaths, as the council debates…
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K Street Tracker: The Realtors spent $27.4 million lobbying last quarter, and Koch more than doubled
An Inquisitor review of every third-quarter lobbying report of $500,000 or more: the 20 biggest spenders, the sharpest increases and the largest outside retainers, from Binance’s $750,000 to Telekom Srbija’s $850,000.