Proposed Federal Election Commission rules aimed at preventing foreign influence on U.S. elections through better disclosure of online political ad sponsors may not take effect before the 2018 midterms, the panel’s Republican chairwoman said Thursday.Source: New federal rules on Facebook and Google ads may not be in place for 2018 midterms...
Washington Examiner</i> in 2012 after penning U.S. News & World Report's premiere political column, "Washington Whispers," for more than a decade. In addition to his Washington Secrets column, check out his signature feature, "Mainstream Media Scream.Source: FEC commissioner who blocked regulation of Drudge, Internet, steps down...
Hardly once during the 18 months of the most unconventional presidency in American history have Republican leaders in Congress stood up forcefully to assert the power and prerogatives of the independent, co-equal branch of government that they control.Source: Why Congress Rolls Over for Trump...
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the most outspoken members of the anti-Trump ‘resistance’ in Congress, is facing fresh questions about a longstanding controversy regarding how her campaign raises money and how those funds have flowed to her daughter.Source: Maxine Waters hit with FEC complaint over mailer money...
More information leads to less corruption. The thought has been repeated so often, it must be true, right? Professor Michael Gilbert of the University of Virginia School of Law says the answer is not so clear.Source: Public Disclosure, Once Thought To Be a Cure-All, Can Lead to Corruption...
ALCOA, Tenn.—With more than a quarter of the current 23 House Republican women leaving Congress after this year, GOP women are working to replenish their ranks in primary elections like Thursday’s crowded showdown in this Knoxville district.Source: Republican Women Seek to Keep Numbers From Dwindling in the House...
Mission Viejo, California, a city in Orange County, will use cumulative voting for city council elections starting in 2020. See this story. Here is the wikipedia page about cumulative voting.Source: Mission Viejo, California, Will Use Cumulative Voting Starting in 2020...
The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to welcome Mike Columbo as a pro bono Senior Fellow. Mike is Of Counsel in the Political Law Section of the California law firm of Nielsen Merksamer.Source: IFS Welcomes Senior Fellow Mike Columbo...
Editors’ Note: Sean Parnell continues Histphil‘s forum on anonymous giving, making the affirmative, historical case.Source: The Historical Case for Charitable Donor Privacy...
Facebook said Tuesday that it had discovered a sophisticated coordinated disinformation operation on its platform involving 32 false pages and profiles engaging in divisive messaging ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.Source: Facebook says it has uncovered a coordinated disinformation operation ahead of the 2018 midterm elections...
