President Trump has the power to restore the Federal Election Commission to a functional body by nominating two Republican commissioners to fill the two vacant seats, ensuring that the agency can ...

Democrat Shana Broussard formally became the FEC's new chair on Tuesday, taking the reins of a quorum-less agency.

Trump removed FEC Chairperson Ellen Weintraub, a Democrat, in February despite objections, and Republican FEC Commissioner Sean Cooksey resigned at the end of January. Trump has yet to nominate a ...

The ruling cited a Supreme Court decision in May that allowed President Trump to sideline Democratic appointees from several ...