McConnell said that he has been tough on Russia for more than three decades, from supporting President Ronald Reagan's strategy on missile defense to greenlighting the bipartisan Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.Source: McConnell calls criticism on election security 'modern-day McCarthyism'...
It’s nice work if you can get it—“it,” in this case, being other folks’ hard-earned cash. The world of political fundraising has a big problem.Source: Political Fundraising Has a Big, Nasty Secret...
This week, it got a bit easier for working parents—and working mothers especially—to run for federal office. On Thursday, the Federal Election Commission ruled that M. J.Source: The Job of Campaigning Is Extremely Family-Unfriendly...
How much has President Trump raised from Californians this year? Which neighborhoods are giving him the most money? Could it be yours? We break it down in six graphs.Source: Trump’s California funders—where they are and what they’re giving...
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price asked the Federal Election Commission for permission to transfer $1.Source: A Republican wants old campaign cash to fund his nonprofit. A Democrat might show the way....
Like many Democrat candidates running for President in 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been an active proponent of campaign finance reform.Source: Bill de Blasio Highlights Campaign Finance Hypocrisy...
WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, an effort more far-reaching than previously acknowledged and one largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time.Source: Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds...
Law enforcement officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida, have decided to interpret Florida election law to mean that ex-felons with outstanding fines, fees, and restitution, can still register to vote unless those monetary judgments are included on that individual’s sentencing document.Source: Miami-Dade County Officials Interpret Law on Ex-Felons to Permit Most of them to Register...
Running for president costs millions of dollars in staff salaries, even more in advertising fees and tons in travel — but sometimes, what a campaign really needs to get through a day is five-figures worth of paella.Source: $12,075 on paella and 32 other wacky things the candidates bought...
At least five of the 2020 Democrats are taking a different approach to campaign spending. They're staying with local elected officials, friends and vetted volunteers on the campaign trail as a way of stretching their dollar. Sen. Cory Booker (NJ), former Rep.Source: You Know Your Presidential Campaign Is A Total Flop When You're Couch-Surfing Between Volunteers...
