Major Reports
Issue One's original research and in-depth investigations
CONGRESSIONAL DYSFUNCTION
Why We Left Congress
How the legislative branch is broken and what we can do about it
(December 2018)
DARK MONEY
Dark Money Illuminated
A deep-dive into the top 15 dark money groups
(September 2018)
ELECTION INTERFERENCE
5 Loopholes That Allow Foreign Interference in Our Elections
How our broken political system allows China, Iran, Russia, and other foreign adversaries to interfere in U.S. elections
(September 2019)
Digital Disaster
A look at the failures of Facebook, Google, and Twitter’s political ad transparency policies
(November 2019)
ETHICS
The Ethics Blind Spot
How the House and Senate ethics committees fail to foster a culture of high ethical standards in Congress
(February 2018)
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION REFORM
Busted and Broke
Why the Federal Election Commission doesn’t work
(April 2019)
FUNDRAISING & COMMITTEE DUES
The Price of Power
How political parties squeeze influential lawmakers to boost campaign coffers
(May 2017)
LEADERSHIP PACS
All Expenses Paid
How leadership PACs became politicians’ preferred ticket to luxury living
(July 2018)
Leadership PACs, Inc.
How Washington power players use leadership PAC contributions to buy access and influence
(October 2018)
All Expenses Still Paid
A look at leadership PACs’ latest outlandish spending, October – December 2018
(May 2019)
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