After five years out of office former Senator Russ Feingold, who co-authored the campaign finance regulations everyone complains about, is mounting a comeback—and his chances look good.Source: Senator Clean’s Dirty Money...
Alexandria, VA – The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), America’s largest nonprofit working to promote and defend First Amendment rights to free political speech, assembly, and petition, today noted that Vice President Joe Biden is approaching what would be the shortest campaign lengthSource: Biden’s Potential Run Approaching Latest Announcement Date of Any Major Party Nominee Since FECA...
This is the second part of Bloomberg Politics's interview with Mike Murphy. Read the first part, published Oct. 20, here: Why Mike Murphy Says Jeb Bush Is Still the One to BeatSource: Interview With Mike Murphy of Pro-Jeb Bush Super-PAC Right to Rise Part 2 - Bloomberg Politics...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) may have just violated ethics rules that prohibit soliciting campaign funds while on Senate property. Rubio gave an interview to Fox News' Neil Cavuto on Tuesday, speaking from the Russell Senate Office Building.Source: Marco Rubio Solicits Campaign Cash While In Senate Building...
WASHINGTON -- The Democratic National Committee is benefiting from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's fundraising prowess even before she wraps up the nomination thanks to loosened campaign finance rules.Source: New Rules Help Hillary Clinton Tap Big Donors For Democrats...
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Wednesday dismissed the idea that restrictive anti-voter fraud requirements could be racist, echoing the position of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach — a champion of such measures who has called accusations of racism a personal insult.Source: Ben Carson, GOP presidential candidate, dismisses idea anti-voter fraud measures racist...
A super PAC backing Donald Trump solicited a Trump business acquaintance for a political contribution using contact information obtained from a top aide to the real estate tycoon, according to an e-mail obtained by The Washington Post.Source: New ties emerge between Trump operation and super PAC...
Note: Billionaire Carl Icahn announced today that he is forming a super PAC with $150 million of his own money.Source: Icahn Super PAC: Self-Aggrandizement and Policy-Pushing...
Crime is back up in California. Los Angeles reported a 20.6 percent increase in violent crimes over the first half of 2015 and nearly an 11 percent increase in property crimes.Source: Can California Be Saved?...
With barely 10 minutes warning, a press staffer yelled at shocked journalists and hustled them to the White House Rose Garden just before noon on Wednesday to witness an abrupt moment of history.Source: Inside Biden's decision not to run...
