12 Feb

Democrats are taking another crack at killing a 2018 Treasury Department rule that makes it so some 501(c) tax-exempt nonprofits — including politically active 501(c)(4) “dark money” groups — don’t need to disclose donor names and addresses in tax returns submitted to the IRS.Source: Democrats make second attempt to overturn IRS rule that could encourage foreign ‘dark money’...

01:42 / Campaign Finance / dark money / vblog / yclass
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06 Feb

Escalating one of the investigations into President Trump’s inaugural committee, federal prosecutors ordered on Monday that its officials turn over documents about donors, finances and activities, according to two people familiar with the inquiry.Source: Trump Inaugural Committee Ordered to Hand Over Documents to Federal Investigators...

03:27 / Campaign Finance / vblog / yclass
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06 Feb

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced the Shareholders United Act, H.R. 936, to control billions of dollars in corporate political spending and put power back in the hands of the shareholders.Source: Raskin Introduces ‘Shareholders United’ Bill to End Corporate Political Spending Without Shareholder Consent...

03:27 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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01 Feb

Republican Sens. David Perdue (Ga.) and Cory Gardner (Colo.) are top targets of the leading liberal “dark money” group, Majority Forward (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) The 2020 election cycle is already underway, and it’s not just about the presidential race.Source: Liberal ‘dark money’ group gets an early start targeting GOP Senators ahead of 2020...

01:16 / 2020 / Campaign Finance / dark money / vblog / yclass
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