div class=field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenTim Lau/div/div/divdiv class=field-wrapper content-container clearfix id=field-wrapper-contentdiv class=field field--name-field-main-caption field--type-text-long field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenThe United States needs a functional Federal Election Commission, writes Lau. And while it's ultimately up to Congress to determine the country's campaign finance laws, there is currently no guarantee that those laws are going to be enforced. (Image: BCJ/maystra/APK/Peter Stark)/div/div/divdiv class=field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenimg class= src=https://www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/2019_t1_fec1_blog3.png?itok=mHLSZITB width=420 height=220 alt= //div/div/div/div
