California Republican Ashley Swearengin Won’t Run for Governor in 2018, Making it More Likely that Only Two Democrats Will be On November 2018 Ballot

Many powerful California Democrats have signaled that they intend to run for Governor of California in 2018. On December 14, one of the few Republicans who had been considered a strong contender for Governor, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, said she will not run for Governor in 2018. See this story.Source: California Republican Ashley Swearengin Won’t Run for Governor in 2018,...

Courthouse News Service: Taxpayer Group Fights California Political Reform (In the News)

Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1107 on Sept. 9, eliminating a longstanding, voter-approved ban on public financing of local campaigns. While the bill breezed through the Legislature, its critics have not quieted down.Source: Courthouse News Service: Taxpayer Group Fights California Political Reform (In the News)...

Don McGahn was one of the most principled members of the FEC

Federal Election Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub’s attack on former FEC commissioner Donald F. McGahn was misleading [“A disquieting pick for White House counsel,” op-ed, Dec. 11]. Ms. Weintraub claimed Mr. McGahn said, “I’m not enforcing the law as Congress passed it.Source: Don McGahn was one of the most principled members of the FEC...

Is Hillary Clinton Trying To Question The Legitimacy Of Donald Trump Winning?

Amid news of possible Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, a top Hillary Clinton adviser is publicly casting support for a push by some members of the Electoral College to receive an intelligence briefing ahead of their formal vote next week.Source: Is Hillary Clinton Trying To Question The Legitimacy Of Donald Trump Winning?...

Activists Brace for Fight Over Campaign Finance Law

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, right, and Arizona Sen. John McCain at a Sept. 20 press conference on military aid to Israel. Cruz wants to reshape campaign finance law in the next Congress. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) Will it also make major changes to campaign finance law?Source: Activists Brace for Fight Over Campaign Finance Law...

RNC keeps close tabs on Electoral College vote

The Republican National Committee is overseeing an expansive whip operation designed to lock down Donald Trump’s Electoral College majority and ensure that the 306 Republican electors cast their votes for the president-elect.Source: RNC keeps close tabs on Electoral College vote...

Nothing about the way Team Trump made TV ads was normal

Donald Trump ran one of the most unorthodox -- and successful -- political campaigns in modern history.Source: Nothing about the way Team Trump made TV ads was normal...

California’s new Legislature has biggest gender gap in years

As California's state legislators began a new session this week, data shows the 120-member Legislature is far more male and white than the state it represents. The new Legislature will have fewer female lawmakers than any since the early 1990s.Source: California's new Legislature has biggest gender gap in years...

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Nonprofit Journalism Groups Are Gearing Up With Flood of Donations

WASHINGTON — It did not take long after election night for the donations to start pouring in to America’s nonprofit journalism organizations. Almost a month later, the money keeps coming, in $10 and $20 and sometimes hundreds of dollars or more from small donors all over the country.Source: Nonprofit Journalism Groups Are Gearing Up With Flood of Donations...