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Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel after offensive text messages about Martin Luther King Jr. and himself were made public, leading to GOP opposition and his withdrawal from consideration.
New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy has signed a controversial bill that doubles campaign contribution limits and makes it harder to police campaign spending. The bill also quashes investigations by the Election Law Enforcement Commission, a watchdog agency created 50 years ago to safeguard the integrity of campaign fundraising in New Jersey. The overhaul of New Jersey’s campaign finance rules comes 13 years after a United States Supreme Court ruling in favor of Citizens United unleashed limitless federal spending by corporations and unions.