12 Mar

The Federal Election Commission has hit Right to Rise USA, the super-PAC that backed Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential bid, with a record fine for accepting a seven-figure donation from a company owned by Chinese nationals who were in business with Bush’s brother, Neil, according to FEC documents obtSource: Election Watchdog Hits Jeb Bush’s Super-PAC With Massive Fine for Taking Money...

05:19 / 2016 election / Campaign Finance / FEC / vblog
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20 Feb

Fed up with the Federal Election Commission’s gridlock that has given violators of election law a free pass, the agency’s new chair says she won’t allow FEC lawyers to defend the government when the FEC has been sued for not enforcing the law.Source: Elections Commission Chief Uses the “Nuclear Option” to Rescue the Agency From Gridlock...

23:51 / Campaign Finance / FEC / vblog / y class
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17 Jan

The partial government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, is affecting the Federal Election Commission’s ability to enforce campaign finance laws and investigate possible infractions, Democrats on the Senate Rules Committee wrote to the FEC on Wednesday.Source: Democrats seek FEC assurance on campaign finance oversight during shutdown...

01:27 / FEC / vblog / yclass
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