The Federal Election Commission issued proposals this week for new rules to improve the disclosure of political ads online, spurred by the revelation last year that Russian government operatives purchased online ads in their attempt to influence the 2016 elections.Source: Don't Let the Russia Story Obscure the Campaign Finance Reform We So Desperately Need...

Staffers doing campaign work have to make sure they’re not doing it on government time. But there’s no set way to keep track of that time. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) With campaign season here, Hill staffers are likely to find their duties expanding with election-related tasks.Source: Plenty of Pitfalls for Hill Staffers Doing Campaign Work...

Federal officials on Wednesday unveiled a proposal that could expand political disclaimer rules beyond websites such as Google to mobile applications such as Snapchat, but could give leeway about how much information would have to be disclosed based on the size of the ad.Source: FEC considers expanding political ad disclaimers to mobile apps...

Irvine Councilwoman Melissa Fox is the latest Orange County politician to exploit a rarely used fundraising account to shelter large campaign donations – in her case a $10,000 contribution from a liberal political action committee. But Fox isn’t alone.Source: Politicians use a once obscure committee to cloak campaign money...