Two major Democratic super PACs are spending a combined $12 million on digital advertising focused solely on helping Democrats win 2018 House races.Source: Two super PACs launch $12 million campaign for Democratic House races...
Corporate philanthropy, business leaders would have us believe, is the ringing voice of a company’s social conscience.Source: Charitable Giving by Corporations Is Also About Getting, a New Study Finds...
The Campaign Finance Institute is pleased to release a groundbreaking new tool, “CFI’s Historical Database of State Campaign Finance Laws”. The database covers all of the states’ campaign finance laws every two years since 1996.Source: INTRODUCING CFI’S GROUNDBREAKING DATABASE OF STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS...
On Sunday, adult film actress Stephanie Clifford's interview with 60 Minutes didn't just focus on her alleged affair with Trump. It also got into the nitty-gritty details surrounding the famous $130,000 nondisclosure agreement supposedly meant to keep her silent.Source: Who Is Trevor Potter? Stormy Daniels' NDA Could Get Trump Into Legal Trouble, According To Him...
As the midterm congressional elections unfold, candidates are also running in 36 states for governor and competing for more than 6,000 state legislative seats.Source: Feds prohibit candidates from commenting on Trump, despite constitutional questions...
America’s media are obsessed with Washington, but in our federal system much of the law-writing takes place in the 50 states. This is one reason to welcome a new index detailing how well each state protects the First Amendment right to engage in political speech.Source: The Free Speech States...
At the request of Gov. Jerry Brown, the state’s political watchdog panel on Thursday delayed action on a controversial plan that could transfer power from its full-time chairwoman to give other, part-time commissioners a greater say in key decisions.Source: California campaign watchdog panel divided over proposed dramatic oversight changes...
Rep. Derek KilmerDerek Christian KilmerWith bills on the table, Congress must heed the call to fix our national parks McConnell, Schumer tap colleagues to explore budget reform Ryan, Pelosi name members to new budget and pension committees MORE (D-Wash.Source: Congress to require FEC report on foreign money in elections...
Would giving up our constitutional rights make our country more democratic? Would regulating speech make government more accountable to the people? Shockingly, some answer these questions with "yes."Source: Did Free Speech Destroy American Democracy?...
The Federal Election Commission has launched a preliminary investigation into whether Russian entities gave illegal contributions to the National Rifle Association that were intended to benefit the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election, accordingSource: FEC probes whether NRA got illegal Russian donations...
