Washington Examiner</i> in 2012 after penning U.S. News & World Report's premiere political column, "Washington Whispers," for more than a decade. In addition to his Washington Secrets column, check out his signature feature, "Mainstream Media Scream.Source: FEC commissioner who blocked regulation of Drudge, Internet, steps down...
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the most outspoken members of the anti-Trump ‘resistance’ in Congress, is facing fresh questions about a longstanding controversy regarding how her campaign raises money and how those funds have flowed to her daughter.Source: Maxine Waters hit with FEC complaint over mailer money...
The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to welcome Mike Columbo as a pro bono Senior Fellow. Mike is Of Counsel in the Political Law Section of the California law firm of Nielsen Merksamer.Source: IFS Welcomes Senior Fellow Mike Columbo...
Editors’ Note: Sean Parnell continues Histphil‘s forum on anonymous giving, making the affirmative, historical case.Source: The Historical Case for Charitable Donor Privacy...
Can Americans protect their privacy and their elections at the same time? Cynical politicians around the country say no. The rest of us should know better. Privacy is a key component of democracy.Source: Protecting privacy of nonprofit donors is key to our democracy...
Liberal activists, who were dramatically outspent in their last fight to fend off President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, are embracing a tactic that has been a mainstay of the conservative political playbook: tapping a war chest financed by unidentified donors to try to influence judicial nominSource: Liberal activists embrace ‘dark money’ in Supreme Court fight...
The making of Kimberly Reed’s documentary “Dark Money” was prompted by the 2010 United States Supreme Court Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate spending in election campaigns if it is done apart from a candidate or party.Source: Documentary ‘Dark Money’ is close to a political thriller...
The Treasury Department’s recent move to expand the cloak of secrecy that shrouds political “dark money” groups has triggered understandable outcry from watchdogs and Democrats worried about foreign interference in U.S. elections.Source: Trump's and the Koch Brothers' War on Disclosure...
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill seem to have few things in common these days. But together, many members of Congress of both parties have racked up a staggering tab in recent years paying for their luxurious lifestyles on donors’ dimes.Source: Get fresh opinions, sharp analyses and powerful essays delivered to your inbox....
Federal authorities examining the work President Trump’s former lawyer did to squelch embarrassing stories before the 2016 election have come to believe that an important ally in that effort, the tabloid company American Media Inc.Source: Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics...
