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A MAGA lawmaker is asking for "prayers" after being snubbed by President Donald Trump.

Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) took to X on Saturday just hours after Trump announced he would endorse late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone to replace him — and not Fry.

"My family and I have a big decision to make soon," Fry wrote. "We'd appreciate your prayers."...

The Vermont Democratic Party is one of many political fundraising committees that have fallen victim to theft during the past couple of years.

But it’s the only one where the thief deposited the stolen funds into a sports betting account.

A Raw Story analysis of Federal Election Commission records showed the Vermont Democratic Party experienced a fraudulent charge of $925 on its political committee debit card — and the money went into an account on the sports and fantasy gambling site FanDuel....

A political action committee for a ubiquitous home improvement company is doing some financial renovations in the wake of fraud, according to a new financial filing.

The Home Depot Inc., PAC reported to the Federal Election Commission that it experienced theft of $7,500 in December due to an "erroneous bank debit."

"The PAC has taken action to prevent this from happening in the future by closing that bank account and opening a new account," said a report to FEC from May 8. "In addition, the PAC is using positive pay through the bank to prevent any future occurrences."...

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), who’s running for the U.S. Senate, had a check for almost $40,000 stolen from his campaign organization and cashed — the latest in numerous thefts from political campaigns.

A Raw Story review of Federal Election Commission records shows that the Banks for Senate committee attempted to pay a $39,328.60 bill to Steve Brown Direct Marketing, a campaign contractor. But the paper check the campaign marketing firm via the U.S. Postal Service in July was stolen in transit, the records indicate.

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A thief nabbed a $3,000 check sent by a political committee led by former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — the latest instance in an epidemic of thefts involving political committees, according to a Raw Story review of federal campaign records.

A July 2023 check intended for a photographer was “stolen during the USPS mail process and fraudulently cashed,” according to the McCarthy Victory Fund’s year-end report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Jan. 31.

The report indicated that the committee filed a police report, and there were “no wrongdoers or bad actors within the committee.”...

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) reported theft of almost $4,700 from its political action committee — yet another example of fraud experienced by a political organization.

According to Federal Election Commission records, the AIPAC PAC had two fraudulent checks go out on Nov. 30 of this year for $2,740.66 and $1,958.82. The bank refunded the lost money to AIPAC.

AIPAC’s website says it’s a “national movement of pro-Israel Americans … from every congressional district who are working to strengthen bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship....