WASHINGTON — If voters decide to hire billionaire Donald Trump as their president in 2016, they couldn’t actually fire him from the job he now holds.Source: Donald Trump's candidacy raises novel ethics questions...
Marco Rubio is hot, hot, hot — or at least that’s what you’d surmise if you’ve been reading the political news media over the last week or so. “Is Marco Rubio the New Favorite to Win the GOP Nomination?” asks MSNBC. “Why Marco Rubio’s Chances Are Rising,” reads the New York Times.Source: Why everyone suddenly decided Marco Rubio will be...
A partisan battle over absentee voting broke out Tuesday at a State Board of Elections meeting, with Republicans warning that a new policy has opened the door to electronic voter fraud and Democrats dismissing the charge as unverified and overblown.Source: E-signatures for absentee ballots spark debate at elections board...
Hillary Clinton’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend could trigger the so-called equal-time rule, the federal law that allows qualified opposing candidates to demand comparable air time.Source: Clinton ‘SNL’ Cameo Could Entitle Challengers to Free Air Time...
Americans for Prosperity has been the most politically active of all the nonprofit groups in the Koch orbit. Since 2011, the Virginia-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit has spent $37 million on express electoral expenses and tens of millions more on issue advertising targeting political candidates.Source: Charles Koch Denies Dark Money Donations...
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson urged Congress to pass legislation guaranteeing “religious rights” for all Americans in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage.Source: Carson Calls Congress a ‘Peanut Gallery,’ Urges a Bill Protecting ‘Religious Rights’...
The Federal Election Commission is still living up to its unfortunate nickname as the Little Agency That Wouldn’t. This means that in the pricey and already in full swing 2016 presidential election, the FEC is likely to be sitting on its hands instead of enforcing the law.Source: The Justice Department Is Now on the Campaign Finance Beat...
The 2016 presidential campaign may generate a record $10 billion in spending. At the same time, the Federal Election Commission, the 6-member bipartisan body charged with enforcing the nation's campaign finance laws, remains, according to FEC Chair Ann Ravel, "worse than dysfunctional.Source: Federal Election Commission Chair Ann Ravel on Record Campaign Spending and Overcoming Gridlock...
NBC announced today that the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will host the Nov. 7 episode of Saturday Night Live—his second time hosting the sketch comedy show.Source: Donald Trump will host “Saturday Night Live”...
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1461, a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez and supported by new Secretary of State Alex Padilla, that would follow Oregon’s lead in using motor vehicle records to add voters automatically to the rolls.Source: Automatic for the People: CA Governor Signs “New Motor Voter” Bill...
