Is it 2018 already? Hard to believe it’s only been six months since the last election judging by the number of super PACs that have cropped up so far. Through May 10, more than 140 groups that can spend unlimited amounts of money in elections independently from candidates have appeared since Jan.Source: Super PACs gearing up for 2018...
On the money and politics beat, you need to master the numbers – but also remember the numbers are just the start.Source: Reporters Share Tips for Documenting Campaign Cash...
WASHINGTON — President Trump has headlined four big rallies in the first months of his presidency to tout his agenda and savage his foes. A new $1.5 million television ad campaign promotes his accomplishments and attacks the media.Source: President Trump seizes on election rules to push his agenda in new ways...
At first glance, Republican Ken Buck, who represents Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, and Democrat Jared Polis, who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, look like ideological opposites who may not seem to have much in common.Source: Ken Buck and Jared Polis are right to call for a stronger FEC...
Two nonpartisan campaign finance groups filed a complaint Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission alleging that President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee violated federal law by failing to collect basic donor information.Source: Nonprofit Groups File FEC Complaint Over Trump's Inaugural Donors...
The views expressed are the author's own and not necessarily those of the Brennan Center for Justice. Donald Trump races toward the 100-day mark — so beloved by pundits and Napoleonic scholars — with a legislative record as parched as the Dust Bowl.Source: Legislating In the Super Pac Era...
The Supreme Court has long recognized that a group facing a realistic threat of harassment for revealing its donors or vendors has a First Amendment right to exemption from generally applicable campaign finance laws. The case establishing this principle, Brown v.Source: On Party Line Vote, FEC Rejects Continued Exemption from Disclosure for Socialist Workers Party...
Cross-posted at NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy. American campaign finance law is at a crossroads.Source: Electoral Integrity In Campaign Finance Law...
You might think that all you need to do to run for office is start traveling around town shaking hands and kissing babies. Getting to know people will help, but there’s a lot more groundwork that needs to be done before you throw your hat in the ring.Source: 10 Things You Need To Know Before Running For Office...
WASHINGTON — Sheldon G. Adelson, the casino magnate and stalwart Republican donor, gave $5 million to support the festivities surrounding President Trump’s inauguration.Source: Sheldon Adelson Gave $5 Million for Trump’s Inauguration...
