18 Nov

The House Ethics Committee released updates on their investigations into four lawmakers on Thursday, including a high-profile freshman Democratic lawmaker and a Republican lawmaker who they revealed is under investigation by the Department of Justice. CNN's Clare Foran contributed to this report.Source: House Ethics Committee extends investigations into Tlaib and 3 other lawmakers...

17:01 / Campaign Finance / congress / Ethics / vblog
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07 Nov

Campaigning for president is a multi-million dollar business, and not every candidate follows the same business model. OpenSecrets’ recently updated expenditures database reveals that 2020 Democrats are deploying vastly different spending strategies to compete for the nomination.Source: How are presidential candidates spending their campaign cash?...

19:07 / 2020 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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29 Oct

(Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images) Former “dark money” giant Americans for Job Security has walked out from the shadows, disclosing its donors last week following years of complaints and lawsuits filed by ethics watchdogs.Source: GOP heavy hitters, Trump cabinet members revealed as donors to anti-Obama ‘dark money’ group...

04:09 / Campaign Finance / disclosure / First Amendment / nonprofit / privacy / vblog
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15 Oct

Video The top Republican on the House Committee on House Administration the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) inspector general on Thursday to investigate the agency’s leader for allegedly using her position to publicly disparage President Trump, including making multiple media appearances inSource: GOP lawmaker requests FEC watchdog investigate chair's 'political' statements...

18:46 / Campaign Finance / FEC / vblog
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