Peter Olsen-Phillips

Peter Olsen-Phillips is a Washington DC-based reporter for the Sunlight Foundation covering government accountability, transparency, and money-in-politics.

Republican and Democrat Appointees Join Federal Election Commission

A full complement of commissioners presided over the Federal Eelection Commission's open meeting on Thursday, marking the first time the regulatory body was fully staffed since Cynthia Bauerly

By Peter Olsen-Phillips

November 1, 2013

Republican and Democrat Appointees Join Federal Election Commission

A full complement of commissioners presided over the Federal Eelection Commission's open meeting on Thursday, marking the first time the regulatory body was fully staffed since Cynthia Bauerly

By Peter Olsen-Phillips

November 1, 2013

10 Congressional Seats in Jeopardy after Government Shutdown

If the media coverage of shutdown politics is to be believed, House Republicans' fear of 'getting primaried' by a more conservative opponent was a major impediment to

By Peter Olsen-Phillips

October 17, 2013

10 Congressional Seats in Jeopardy after Government Shutdown

If the media coverage of shutdown politics is to be believed, House Republicans' fear of 'getting primaried' by a more conservative opponent was a major impediment to

By Peter Olsen-Phillips

October 17, 2013