The modern presidential campaign is now seemingly endless. Surprisingly, we have lived with this infinite campaign for longer than many people realize.Source: How campaign finance laws spawned permanent presidential campaigns...
Several rival campaigns say they’re expecting Donald Trump to be on his best behavior. But they have contingency plans just in case he’s not.Source: The GOP debate: 5 things to watch...
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Texas' voter ID law has a "discriminatory" effect on minorities in a victory for President Barack Obama, whose administration took the unusual step of bringing the weight of the U.S.Source: Federal Court Says Texas Voter ID Violates Voting Rights Act...
This story was originally posted at 12:45 p.m. Jesse Benton, a longtime ally of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.Source: Rand Paul super PAC head indicted over alleged 2012 campaign finance violations...
You see a story about it all too often: A campaign's treasurer is accused of embezzlement — stealing or misappropriating campaign money — for themselves or sometimes worse. This is a serious offense on many levels. It is a violation of law.Source: A good treasurer can save campaigns from embezzlement, embarrassment...
Read the complaint in Republican Party of Louisiana v. FEC. This is a major challenge, filed by Jim Bopp, raising not just as applied challenges, but facial challenges to the rules which limit how much money political parties can raise and from whom.Source: Republicans File Major New Challenge to McCain-Feingold Soft Money Rules...
Source: The Million-Dollar Donors to Presidential ‘Super PACs’ So Far...
Jon Stewart is less than a week away from retiring from The Daily Show, but he’s already thinking about his next act: crusading this fall in Washington for the Sept. 11 first responders.Source: Jon Stewart’s next act: Lobbyist?...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton made almost $28 million last year and paid about $10 million or 36% of that in federal taxes, according to tax returns her campaign released Friday.Source: Hillary Clinton releases eight years of tax returns...
Donald Trump insists he doesn’t need help from wealthy donors for his White House bid, but that hasn’t stopped equestrians, Los Angeles filmmakers, Hispanics and contractors from setting up PACs to boost his candidacy.Source: Donald Trump 2016 : PACs set up to help his campaign...
