President Donald Trump signed another executive order the other day, this one to protect religious liberties and freedom of speech, which you may have thought already existed.Source: Trump’s religious freedom executive order is a promise kept, sort of...
At first glance, Republican Ken Buck, who represents Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, and Democrat Jared Polis, who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, look like ideological opposites who may not seem to have much in common.Source: Ken Buck and Jared Polis are right to call for a stronger FEC...
SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, confirmed Thursday he may step down before the end of his term, sending state officials scrambling to get a process in place for a potential special election to fill his 3rd District seat in Congress.Source: State plans for special election after Chaffetz confirms he may step down before his term ends...
On May 4, the California Assembly passed HB 84 by 52-20. It moves the primary for all office, in presidential years, from June to March. A similar bill, SB 568, had already passed the State Senate. However the two bills are not identical so further legislative action is needed.Source: California Assembly Passes Bill Moving Primary for All Office from June...
Precisely how do private companies benefit from access to federal officials? Surprisingly, beyond anecdotal stories, it has been difficult to know; there had been no irrefutable data on how firms’ access to the White House translates into private gains—until now.Source: “When CEOs Visit the White House, Their Companies Profit”...
President Trump’s Executive Order to relieve religious organizations of regulatory limits on their political activities came and went with little stir. It was widely seem to be lacking in content. David French, writing in The National Review, was harsher, pronouncing it “worse than useless.Source: The Trump Executive Order and IRS Politics -...
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is expected to take executive action on Thursday to effectively lift a ban on political activity by churches and other tax-exempt institutions, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.Source: Trump to sign order lifting ban on political activity by churches...
Two nonpartisan campaign finance groups filed a complaint Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission alleging that President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee violated federal law by failing to collect basic donor information.Source: Nonprofit Groups File FEC Complaint Over Trump's Inaugural Donors...
Imagine you are a Republican. Would you agree to let the rules of political campaigns be written by a partisan committee selected by Barack Obama? Or if you’re a Democrat, do you think Donald Trump should be able to appoint a partisan majority to determine the rules? Of course not.Source: Brad Smith: Prevent the reckless restructuring of the FEC...
It’s no secret that the state of the nation’s economy and party identification matter in most American presidential elections. Candidates know it, consultants know it, political scientists know it, and voters seem aware of the relationship, too.Source: The Ways That the 2016 Election Was Perfectly Normal...
