Activists use it. Politicians use it. And journalists use it, including here at the Center for Public Integrity. For some people, it's just another piece of confusing campaign finance jargon. For others, it's a term of art, with a precise definition.Source: What Is 'Dark Money' and Why Do So Many People Think It's Bad?...
Beyond ‘Citizens United’: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Very Wealthiest in Elections | Brennan Center for JusticeAlready, undisclosed spending in the 2016 cycle is outpacing all prior elections. Though the Court often speaks positively about the importance of disclosure, their decisions allowing for unlimited independent spending laid the groundwork for unlimited secret spending.6 years later, the impact of Citizens United still looms...
Obama considers campaign finance executive orderMoney-in-politics reformers are seizing on reports that President Obama is weighing the possibility of issuing an executive order to force companies doing business with the federal government to reveal their political spending. If Obama issues this order, as The New York Times suggests is likely, it would be a rare offering from a president who came...
You know what it all comes down to?Source: Sen. Sanders Ties Health Care Reform to Campaign Finance Reform...
Most of the heat is expected to be directed at Marco Rubio. | AP Photo CHARLESTON, S.C. – Establishment Republicans are bracing themselves for a circular firing squad as the 2016 GOP candidates gather here for Thursday's debate.Source: 5 things to watch in tonight’s GOP debate...
Will Nevada matter in the presidential race? My heart says yes; my head says … maybe.Source: Why Nevada Matters in 2016: Jon Ralston...
There’s more than meets the eye in the ongoing dustup over whether Ted Cruz is eligible to serve as president, which under the Constitution comes down to whether he’s a “natural born citizen” despite his 1970 Canadian birth.Source: Under Ted Cruz’s own logic, he’s ineligible for the White House...
Ted Cruz has spent years honing his debate strategy, in which he always tries to maintain a strong sense of control, no matter the question. | Getty Wolf Blitzer didn’t think Ted Cruz had sufficiently answered his question. Neither did Hugh Hewitt. Or Maria Bartiromo.Source: How Ted Cruz wins debates...
As America heads into another presidential election year in the midst of pitched battles over the right to vote, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law today released a six-part agenda to secure our elections from misconduct while maintaining fair access to the ballot.Source: New Paper: How to Protect Election Integrity Without Disenfranchising Voters...
The Supreme Court will decide whether former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell was rightly convicted of corruption for his efforts on behalf of a businessman who bestowed money and gifts on the governor and his family.Source: Supreme Court will review corruption conviction of former Va. governor Robert McDonnell...
