12 Feb

Democrats are taking another crack at killing a 2018 Treasury Department rule that makes it so some 501(c) tax-exempt nonprofits — including politically active 501(c)(4) “dark money” groups — don’t need to disclose donor names and addresses in tax returns submitted to the IRS.Source: Democrats make second attempt to overturn IRS rule that could encourage foreign ‘dark money’...

01:42 / Campaign Finance / dark money / vblog / yclass
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01 Feb

Republican Sens. David Perdue (Ga.) and Cory Gardner (Colo.) are top targets of the leading liberal “dark money” group, Majority Forward (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) The 2020 election cycle is already underway, and it’s not just about the presidential race.Source: Liberal ‘dark money’ group gets an early start targeting GOP Senators ahead of 2020...

01:16 / 2020 / Campaign Finance / dark money / vblog / yclass
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22 Jan

The dark money nonprofit launched by Hillary Clinton following her defeat against Donald Trump relied heavily on just six donors and an $800,000 money transfer from her former presidential campaign committee during its first year, according to tax forms provided to the Washington Free Beacon.Source: Hillary’s Dark Money Group Relies Heavily on Six Donors and Campaign Money...

18:55 / Campaign Finance / dark money / hillary / vblog / y class
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25 Oct

A couple weeks have now passed since Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first day on the Supreme Court. After a tumultuous confirmation process, Kavanaugh was voted onto the Court by the Senate on Oct. 6, and he started his lifetime term on Oct. 9. During the weeks leading up to Oct.Source: Only a fraction of ‘dark money’ spending on Kavanaugh disclosed...

20:04 / Campaign Finance / dark money / supreme court / vblog
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24 Oct

It’s been eight years since Citizens United v. FEC, and America still doesn’t have transparency about the sources of money in politics. To wit, over $100 million in dark money has been spent as of October 17, 2018, with key weeks left in the midterms.Source: The 2018 Elections Have $100 million in Dark Money and Counting...

21:10 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / dark money / vblog
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11 Oct

In a time of deafening media noise, momentous revelations slip through unnoticed, none more explosive than a recent report under the venerable Atlantic Council's auspices. The subject concerns foreign dark money insidiously influencing our elections. And it's a rock-hard stick of dynamite.Source: The Latest Bombshell: How Dark Money From Hostile States Has Entered Our Elections...

19:37 / Campaign Finance / dark money / disclosure / russia / vblog
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04 Oct

Earlier this week, PBS aired the documentary, Dark Money. The film is directed and produced by , previously known for her autobiographical documentary, Prodigal Sons. Reed’s newest film again points the camera at her home state of Montana.Source: “Dark Money” Documentary Warns Viewers of the Dangers of Postcards...

21:50 / Campaign Finance / dark money / states / vblog
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