Federal authorities examining the work President Trump’s former lawyer did to squelch embarrassing stories before the 2016 election have come to believe that an important ally in that effort, the tabloid company American Media Inc.Source: Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics...
WASHINGTON – Super-wealthy donors escalated their political giving this spring, led by Republicans racing to protect their party’s hold on Congress in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, a USA TODAY analysis of newly filed campaign reports shows.Source: The super rich boost political giving ahead of November's tough midterm elections...
The House voted Thursday to make it harder for the government to punish churches that get involved in politics.Source: House votes to prevent IRS from punishing churches engaging in politics...
WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has a favorite sentence. It explains why he is likely to reaffirm and build on the Citizens United decision if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court. The sentence appeared in a 1976 Supreme Court decision, Buckley v. Valeo.Source: How to Tell Where Brett Kavanaugh Stands on Citizens United...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised the new IRS policy in a Tuesday morning speech. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)Source: IRS Ruling on Political Donation Reporting Sets Off Campaign Finance Fight...
WASHINGTON (CN) – A campaign watchdog group is pressing the Federal Election Commission to investigate how the National Rifle Association spent money in relation to four past senatorial campaigns.Source: Campaign Watchdog Wants Investigation of NRA Senate Donations...
A Russian company accused of bankrolling a massive online operation to disrupt the 2016 presidential election argued Monday that it had broken no federal laws, that it was merely supporting free political speech and that the fraud charge against it should be thrown out.Source: Indicted Russian firm says it was backing free political speech, not disrupting 2016 election...
‘The Internal Revenue Service is cutting back on the amount of nonpublic information it collects and stockpiles about Americans who donate to nonprofit causes. The IRS will no longer pointlessly demand private contributor lists from whole categories of tax-exempt organizations.’ WASHINGTON, D.C.Source: IRS Announcement A Victory For Free Speech...
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department will allow some nonprofit groups to provide less information about donors on their tax forms in a win for conservative organizations engaged in politics.Source: U.S. Treasury Restricts Donor Disclosure Requirement for Some Nonprofit Groups...
