Raymond joined CRP as a reporting intern in January 2019. He graduated from Duquesne University with a B.A. in political science in December 2018.Source: Liberal super PAC Priorities USA announces $100 million plan for 2020 presidential election...
Anna first joined the Center for Responsive Politics in September 2015.Source: State of Money in Politics: Billion-dollar ‘dark money’ spending is just the tip of the iceberg...
A former Republican congressional candidate and major 2018 GOP donor has been indicted for using a super PAC to funnel more than $1 million in contributions to himself. Rhode Island political consultant Russell Taub was charged last week by the U.S.Source: GOP donor Russell Taub indicted for paying himself $1 million through ‘scam PAC’...
Fed up with the Federal Election Commission’s gridlock that has given violators of election law a free pass, the agency’s new chair says she won’t allow FEC lawyers to defend the government when the FEC has been sued for not enforcing the law.Source: Elections Commission Chief Uses the “Nuclear Option” to Rescue the Agency From Gridlock...
Raymond joined CRP as a reporting intern in January 2019. He graduated from Duquesne University with a B.A. in political science in December 2018.Source: California-focused super PAC looks to expand and ‘flip the west’ from red to blue...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has punted on a resolution that would have created a task force to reduce the role of corporate political action committees (PACs) in party fundraising. At a general meeting of DNC members in Washington, D.C.Source: DNC punts on measure to reduce role of corporate PAC money...
These days, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regularly scoffs at Democrats’ sweeping anti-corruption bill to set up more transparency around money in politics, and promote expanded voting rights. But 46 years ago, he praised many of the ideas that the bill, known as HR 1, contains.Source: Mitch McConnell’s dark secret: he used to support campaign finance reform...
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a rally to launch her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S., February 9, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File PhotoSource: Democrats Swear off Big Money, but Will It Hurt Their 2020 White House Chances?...
Democrats pushing election ‘reform’ fail to take into account that political-action committees are funded by individual donors.Source: PACs Represent People, Too...
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker swears he doesn’t want a super PAC supporting his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. But he’s finding out he doesn’t have much say in the matter.Source: Cory Booker Says He Doesn’t Want A Super PAC. He’s Getting One Anyway....
