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Documents Show NRA and GOP Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races

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Documents Show NRA and GOP Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races

The same media consultant purchased ads for the NRA and for Senate candidates in the Missouri, Montana, and North Carolina races.

Christopher Hooks and Mike Spies
Maria Butina Claimed to Have a ‘Signed Cooperation Agreement’ With the National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

Maria Butina Claimed to Have a ‘Signed Cooperation Agreement’ With the National Rifle Association

The confessed Russian agent told an Israeli audience in 2013 that her gun rights group had a deal with the NRA.

Mike Spies, Mark Follman, and Uri Blau
Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Russian Conspiracy Against the U.S.

Election 2016

Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Russian Conspiracy Against the U.S.

She has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Hannah Levintova
NRA Ties to Russian Operatives Draw Growing Scrutiny From Congress

National Rifle Association

NRA Ties to Russian Operatives Draw Growing Scrutiny From Congress

Plus: Mother Jones and The Trace uncovered more photos of Maria Butina’s boss with NRA leaders — including at an NRA fundraiser.

Dan Friedman and Mark Follman
Watchdog Groups File FEC Complaint Over NRA Coordination With Trump Campaign

National Rifle Association

Watchdog Groups File FEC Complaint Over NRA Coordination With Trump Campaign

Following reporting by The Trace, the Campaign Legal Center and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a complaint on Friday with the Federal Election Commission calling for an investigation into the National Rifle Association’s apparently illegal coordination with…

Jennifer Mascia
Documents Point to Illegal Campaign Coordination Between Trump and NRA

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Documents Point to Illegal Campaign Coordination Between Trump and NRA

Trump and the gun group used the same consultants to spearhead their TV ad blitzes at the height of the 2016 election, likely in violation of federal law.

Mike Spies
NRA Pays Lavish Executive Perks Even as It Cuts Costs

Gun Policy

NRA Pays Lavish Executive Perks Even as It Cuts Costs

The gun group’s latest tax filings disclose a wealth of new details, including generous executive benefits amid a growing cash crunch and mysterious payments to a former official.

Mike Spies and John Cook
The NRA Has Killed Free Coffee for Employees

National Rifle Association

The NRA Has Killed Free Coffee for Employees

The National Rifle Association is doing away with free coffee and water coolers for employees at its Fairfax, Virginia, headquarters — a cost-cutting move that has NRA insiders “freaking out,” The Trace has learned. “The whole building was freaking out,”…

Mike Spies and John Cook
Guns and the 2018 Midterms: The Results in 24 Key Races

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Guns and the 2018 Midterms: The Results in 24 Key Races

Big spending by gun reform groups in suburban districts helped Democrats win the House, while NRA-backed Republicans flipped Senate seats in Trump country.

Alex Yablon and Daniel Nass
NRA Accused of ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Evade Campaign Finance Law

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NRA Accused of ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Evade Campaign Finance Law

A new complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission accuses the National Rifle Association and GOP Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley of engaging in “an elaborate scheme designed to evade detection” of campaign finance violations. The complaint from the…

Mike Spies
Mitch McConnell, the NRA, and the Polarization of the Supreme Court

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Mitch McConnell, the NRA, and the Polarization of the Supreme Court

Brett Kavanaugh is now Justice Kavanaugh, dramatically tilting the ideological balance of the Supreme Court to the right, and opponents of his confirmation are still incensed. Fueling their rage is the sense that the outcome was exponentially undemocratic: a clearly…

James Burnett
NRA Continues to Use Mystery Firm in Latest Round of Election Spending

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NRA Continues to Use Mystery Firm in Latest Round of Election Spending

The National Rifle Association is continuing to funnel much of its spending on the 2018 midterm elections through an apparent shell company that, according to one campaign watchdog, is part of a scheme to skirt election laws. Read Next…

Mike Spies
How to Keep Armed Militias Out of Your City

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How to Keep Armed Militias Out of Your City

Experts on the militant far-right say state laws provide options, even when openly carried guns are permitted and communities are barred from setting their own firearm restrictions.

Alex Yablon
After Sandy Hook, a Top Florida Republican Drafted These Form Letters to Worried Voters

National Rifle Association

After Sandy Hook, a Top Florida Republican Drafted These Form Letters to Worried Voters

Over the weeks that followed the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, concerned residents of Florida, one of the most pro-gun states in the country, began to email their state representatives about the possibility of new…

Mike Spies
Chris Kennedy, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate, Says Fellow State Democrats Aren’t Doing Enough to Fight Gun Violence

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Chris Kennedy, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate, Says Fellow State Democrats Aren’t Doing Enough to Fight Gun Violence

CHICAGO — A top contender for the Democratic nomination for governor of Illinois said that state elected officials, including members of his own party, haven’t done nearly enough to combat gun violence. In an interview with The Trace in…

Timothy McLaughlin

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Documents Show NRA and GOP Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races

Maria Butina Claimed to Have a ‘Signed Cooperation Agreement’ With the National Rifle Association

Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Russian Conspiracy Against the U.S.

NRA Ties to Russian Operatives Draw Growing Scrutiny From Congress

Watchdog Groups File FEC Complaint Over NRA Coordination With Trump Campaign

Documents Point to Illegal Campaign Coordination Between Trump and NRA

NRA Pays Lavish Executive Perks Even as It Cuts Costs

The NRA Has Killed Free Coffee for Employees

Guns and the 2018 Midterms: The Results in 24 Key Races

NRA Accused of ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Evade Campaign Finance Law

Mitch McConnell, the NRA, and the Polarization of the Supreme Court

NRA Continues to Use Mystery Firm in Latest Round of Election Spending

How to Keep Armed Militias Out of Your City

After Sandy Hook, a Top Florida Republican Drafted These Form Letters to Worried Voters

Chris Kennedy, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate, Says Fellow State Democrats Aren’t Doing Enough to Fight Gun Violence

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