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 c… ...

Commissioner Trey Trainor has signaled that he may run for Texas attorney general, which would mean he, too, would leave the FEC. If he does, just two commissioners will remain, Shana Broussard ...

The FEC’s statutory framework requires at least four commissioners for many actions, meaning even a Democratic-controlled, two-commissioner agency would remain largely powerless.