U.S. Sen. Angus King is seeking to revise federal law to require that all campaign contributions of $1,000 or more be disclosed with the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours.Source: Sen. Angus King seeks greater transparency for political contributions...
The pro-Trump Great America Alliance is launching a multimillion-dollar ad buy Wednesday boosting Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination in five states. Great America Alliance, the offspring of the Great America PAC that boosted President Trump during the 2016 campaign, will spend $3.Source: Pro-Trump group launches ad buy boosting Gorsuch in 5 states...
Nonprofit VOTE and the U.S. Elections Project are excited to release “America Goes to The Polls,” a report that ranks all 50 states in voter turnout for the 2016 election and identifies policies that help contribute to higher turnout.Source: America Goes to the Polls 2016...
Senate Democrats revved up their Supreme Court message machine on Wednesday, orchestrating back-to-back hits on President Donald Trump’s nominee — even as their leader declined to predict a successful filibuster of conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.Source: Democrats step up anti-Gorsuch efforts amid liberal pressure...
Prominent Republicans across the country are breathing a sigh of relief that President Donald Trump has so far not aggressively pursued his pledge for a “major investigation” into his allegations of widespread voter fraud that he claims robbed him the popular vote.Source: Republicans relieved Trump eased up on voter fraud claims...
Norm Eisen, Barack Obama’s White House ethics czar, was such a stickler for enforcing the rules that even some colleagues privately expressed relief when he traipsed off to Prague for an ambassadorship. Now, people can’t get enough of him.Source: Ethics Watchdogs Make a Career of It...
Source: Trump’s bumper sticker budget won’t play well with Congress...
New York, NY (March 14, 2017) – Today, Demos released a new report entitled Court Cash: 2016 Election Money Resulting Directly from Supreme Court Rulings.Source: New Report Quantifies Supreme Court's Impact on 2016 Election Spending...
White House counsel Don McGahn has assembled a team of elite lawyers with the state goal of leading Trump Administration efforts to roll back regulatory powers across the U.S. government.Source: President Trump's Lawyers Plan a White House Legal Attack on Federal Agency Power...
Last spring, as he laid the groundwork for his gubernatorial run, Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa announced the formation of a super PAC he said would “harness the compassion and power” of Californians to fight back against anti-immigrant policies and then-Republican presidential candidate DonaldSource: Super PAC didn’t derail Trump, but it did boost Villaraigosa’s governor bid...
