RPF News

Internal Documents Reveal Coordinated Effort to Suppress Polling Data in Three Swing States

March 8, 2026 — RPF News Staff

A cache of internal communications obtained by RPF News shows operatives within a major party committee deliberately withheld unfavorable polling data from donors and field organizers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania during the final weeks of the campaign cycle. The documents suggest the suppression was designed to maintain fundraising momentum ahead of a critical FEC reporting deadline.

ANALYSIS

The Prediction Market Signal That Called the Georgia Runoff Three Weeks Early

March 5, 2026 — RPF News Staff

Polymarket contracts on the Georgia special election began pricing in a decisive shift weeks before traditional polls caught up — and the trading pattern reveals a deeper story about information asymmetry in modern campaigns.

INVESTIGATION

Shadow PAC Network Funneled $14M Through Shell Companies to Avoid Disclosure Rules

March 2, 2026 — RPF News Staff

An RPF News analysis of FEC filings and state corporate records identifies a web of at least nine shell entities used to obscure the origins of major independent expenditures in four Senate races.

BRIEFING

How a Little-Known Provision in the 2024 NDAA Is Reshaping Defense Contractor Lobbying

February 27, 2026 — RPF News Staff

Section 1247 of the National Defense Authorization Act quietly changed the rules on contractor communications with congressional staff. The lobbying industry is still catching up.

INVESTIGATION

State Pension Fund Exposed to $2B in Undisclosed Private Equity Risk

February 23, 2026 — RPF News Staff

Records obtained through public records requests reveal that one of the nation's largest public pension systems has significantly underreported its exposure to illiquid private equity holdings, raising questions about fiduciary oversight.

ANALYSIS

The Lobbying Blitz Behind the Crypto Regulation Stalemate in Congress

February 19, 2026 — RPF News Staff

Fourteen different industry groups have spent a combined $47M on lobbying since January. RPF News maps the competing interests and explains why comprehensive crypto legislation remains gridlocked despite bipartisan appetite for a bill.