15 Jun

For a race that will have essentially no impact on the balance of power in Congress, next week’s special election in Georgia’s 6th District has taken on unprecedented national significance, with political observers looking to the contest as a potential harbinger of what’s to come in 2018.Source: The Georgia Election Is Supposed to Be a Trumpcare Referendum. No One Told...

20:18 / Elections / vblog
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15 Jun

Two days before James Comey testified at the Senate Intelligence Committee, a pro-Trump group called Great America Alliance released an ad attacking the former FBI director. The ad was covered by several media outlets, including a conservative news website, American Action News.Source: How A DC Lawyer Uses Hyperpartisan Websites To Raise Money For Pro-Trump PACs...

20:18 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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15 Jun

In late May, the White House released the ethics waivers it provided to at least 16 White House staffers to allow them to work with subjects they had in the private sector before joining the government. In the OGE's letter to Democratic Sens.Source: Office of Government Ethics says Steve Bannon's waiver to speak with Breitbart is 'problematic'...

20:18 / Ethics / vblog
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10 Jun

We must recognize that we live in a world where foreign interests are vying for power on the world stage by trying to shape American politics or even attempting to create doubts that democracy really works.Source: “It’s Happening Here; Our election systems are at grave risk of cyberattacks. When will Congress take action?”...

03:12 / vblog
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