National-level institutions such as the Supreme Court, congressional leadership, and the Federal Election Commission often see a partisan divide on disclosure.Source: Disclosure Fuels “Witch Hunt”...
A lawsuit was filed against the city of Seattle Wednesday, claiming the city's voter-approved democracy voucher program violates the First Amendment. The suit claims property owners are paying for it through higher taxes then forcing those people to subsidize political campaigns.Source: Seattle's democracy voucher program target of lawsuit...
President Donald Trump plans to kick off his 2020 re-election fundraising with an event at his Washington hotel Wednesday, renewing legal and ethical questions that arose during his first run. Because Trump has retained an ownership interest in the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.Source: Trump Fundraiser at His Washington Hotel Renews Ethics Questions...
Vice President Mike Pence met with Charles Koch the day before a Koch network summit. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.Source: Koch network ramps up political spending while trying to push Trump team...
Americans of all political stripes are increasingly disgusted by our country’s broken campaign finance system.Source: Tax credits for small donors in politics should be part of tax reform...
When politicians face a problem, their first instinct is often to spend your tax dollars. Those who see our politics itself as a problem are no exception. Figures like Sen.Source: Paying politicians to run for office...
Two days before James Comey testified at the Senate Intelligence Committee, a pro-Trump group called Great America Alliance released an ad attacking the former FBI director. The ad was covered by several media outlets, including a conservative news website, American Action News.Source: How A DC Lawyer Uses Hyperpartisan Websites To Raise Money For Pro-Trump PACs...
A new report from Issue One called “The Price of Power” details how the chairs and ranking members of the most influential committees in the U.S.Source: The Price of Power: How Political Parties Squeeze Influential Lawmakers to Boost their Campaign Coffers...
Mark Zuckerberg insists he's not running for president. But just like your finely tuned privacy settings, things in Facebook Land are never quite what they seem. Specifically, the group wants the Zuck to run for president in 2020. Like, really badly.Source: Oh great, a super PAC is trying to convince Mark Zuckerberg to run for president...
Since the Supreme Court handed down Citizens United, which expanded the ways corporations can spend money to influence elections, there has been an accelerating drumbeat of calls for heightened disclosure requirements.Source: Guess who's addressing money-in-politics? It's not the government...
