Watch out: The FEC just invited more special interest influence on elections 

When Donald Trump’s presidential campaign recently invited “external organizations” to “attend an ‘entirely off-the-record, private,’ and ‘invite-only’ meeting with senior campaign officials,” many may have missed the significance of that invitation.  

These external organizations, including super PACs like “Make America Great Again, Inc.” and politically active 501(c)(4) groups like Heritage Action and Turning Point Action — both of which were reportedly invited to the meeting with Trump campaign officials ...