As Sunshine Week ends, we take a look at some federal legislation seeking greater transparency. Here are three things to keep an eye on. Introduced in October, the HONEST Ads Act would bring greater transparency to the burgeoning field of online political ads.Source: Sunshine Week: A look ahead...
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against 13 Russians who allegedly sought to "sow discord in the U.S. political system" through social media posts, ads, and videos falsely presented as the work of Americans.Source: 5 Reasons Not to Feed the Russian Troll Hysteria...
Cambridge Analytica garnered headlines across the world on Friday as Facebook formally suspended the company from its platform over allegations that it had improperly received and retained data on tens of millions of Facebook users from an academic researcher thaSource: The Problem Isn't Cambridge Analytica: It's Facebook...
Someone reportedly found the piece of paper and turned it over to The Intercept, which said that it confirmed its authenticity. The aide, who works as a staff assistant in the White House, did not return requests for comment for the report.Source: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report...
Staffers doing campaign work have to make sure they’re not doing it on government time. But there’s no set way to keep track of that time. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) With campaign season here, Hill staffers are likely to find their duties expanding with election-related tasks.Source: Plenty of Pitfalls for Hill Staffers Doing Campaign Work...
Federal officials on Wednesday unveiled a proposal that could expand political disclaimer rules beyond websites such as Google to mobile applications such as Snapchat, but could give leeway about how much information would have to be disclosed based on the size of the ad.Source: FEC considers expanding political ad disclaimers to mobile apps...
Source: GOP's new tax law encourages campaign donor secrecy...
At least two presidents, seven governors and several prominent mayors – from both major parties – have established nonprofits that allow them to raise unlimited, anonymous funds for political spending after election day.Source: Elected Officials, Secret Cash...
Debra Cleaver, the founder of Vote.org, says that it made sense to have federal elections on a Tuesday back in the mid-1800s, when Congress determined that it was a convenient day for Sabbath-observing farmers to make a trip into town.Source: Should Employers Give You Election Day Off? These Companies Think So...
WASHINGTON — President Trump would be able to dispatch Secret Service agents to polling places nationwide during a federal election, a vast expansion of executive authority, if a provision in a Homeland Security reauthorization bill remains intact.Source: Trump wants new authority over polling places. Top election officials say no...
