25
May
Top hacker conference to target voting machines
Hackers will target American voting machines—as a public service, to prove how vulnerable they are.Source: Top hacker conference to target voting machines...
25
May
Washington Examiner: New study fails to prove that money sways politicians, despite activists’ excitement (In the News)
“Money in politics” obsessives have long been frustrated at the lack of scholarly support for the notion that political spending directly alters legislative votes, which would help them to push for greater political speech restrictions.Source: Washington Examiner: New study fails to prove that money sways politicians, despite activists’ excitement (In the News)...
23
May
FEC member urges escalated Trump-Russia inquiry
The agency, already investigating a Trump complaint, is called on to consider reports that Russian agents bought Facebook ads.Source: FEC member urges escalated Trump-Russia inquiry...
23
May
It’s not over: The FEC is on the job with messy 2016 reporting by Trump campaign and JFCs
We’ll stipulate that President Trump’s problems with the Federal Election Commission don’t rise to the highest tier of his concerns these days, not by a long shot.Source: It’s not over: The FEC is on the job with messy 2016 reporting by Trump campaign and JFCs...
23
May
Power struggle intensifies between White House and ethics office
White House officials are seeking to stop the federal government’s top ethics officer from getting details about waivers granted to lobbyists and other appointees working in the administration, intensifying a power struggle between President Trump and the ethics agency. Walter M. Shaub Jr.Source: Power struggle intensifies between White House and ethics office...
23
May
U.S. senators seek lifetime ban on ex-Congress members lobbying
WASHINGTON A bipartisan bill introduced on Thursday would prohibit members of the U.S. Congress from ever working as lobbyists after they leave the Senate or House of Representatives.Source: U.S. senators seek lifetime ban on ex-Congress members lobbying...
23
May
Inside Russia’s Social Media War on America
President Trump has hung a map of the 2016 election results on a wall in the White House and hands out copies to visitors. But the map greatly exaggerates the extent of his win. Here's a closer look at the map that he should be promoting insteadSource: Time.com...
23
May
Opinion: For the Georgia GOP, what is a state party anyway?
In two weeks the Georgia Republican Party will have a new chairman. Who that will be is a somewhat less pressing question than what a state party is anymore.Source: Opinion: For the Georgia GOP, what is a state party anyway?...
23
May
Political Road Map: Democrats not only dominate California elections, the party is king of campaign cash
As California Democrats wrap up their weekend convention, progressive activists have said loudly and clearly that they want big money out of politics — a position that’s been in the state party’s official platform for years.Source: Political Road Map: Democrats not only dominate California elections, the party is king of campaign cash...
23
May
Kobach says he won’t pre-judge voter fraud panel’s findings
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kris Kobach, the author of contentious policies on immigration and voter identification, enters his new role as a leader of President Donald Trump’s commission on election fraud by touting evidence of illegal voting he says he uncovered as Kansas’ secretary of state.Source: Kobach says he won’t pre-judge voter fraud panel’s findings...