House Democrats are planning a major ethics and campaign-finance reform push in early 2019, but lawmakers appear unlikely to halt a growing trend among big-money groups of hiding their donors.Source: Congress unlikely to stop super PACs from hiding donors...
Rather than jump into the media-led free-for-all clamoring for President Trump to be indicted or impeached (or both) based on the latest court filing by Special Counsel Mueller or the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York, let’s step back for just a moment.Source: Federal Election Law “Gotcha!”...
The Center for Public Integrity’s reporters crunched a lot of numbers during 2018 — a year that distinguished itself for record election spending and extreme political turbulence. 2: Number of donors to Texas Forever, a secretive Democratic super PAC that spent $2.Source: By the numbers: a 2018 money-in-politics index...
During the midterm race, Democrat Stacey Abrams accused Republican Brian Kemp of suppressing minority votes and mismanaging the election as secretary of state.Source: Changes may be ahead for criticized Georgia election system...
When the Democrats who control New Jersey’s legislature attempted to fast track a constitutional amendment to change the way the state draws its legislative districts, a cry went up from the party’s liberal base.Source: New Jersey is the latest battleground in national redistricting fight...
Bill Gardner, guardian of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, says he won’t set early state’s date until late next year.Source: California’s 2020 shadow sparks New Hampshire fears...
The Supreme Court released the calendar for its February sitting today.Source: Justices release February argument calendar...
MIAMI — A handful of presidential battleground states experienced a population explosion over the past year, altering the landscape in at least three key states that stand to play a pivotal role in the 2020 election.Source: Population boom could remake 2020 map...
Earlier today, Bradley Smith continued our conversation about whether Donald Trump’s hush-money payments violated federal election law. I say maybe — depending on the evidence.Source: Yes, Donald Trump Is in Real Legal Jeopardy for Campaign-Finance Violations...
Video Michael Cohen's guilty plea and subsequent sentencing for campaign-finance violations and other crimes revived speculation about President Trump's potential legal exposure -- but some former Federal Election Commission members say neither of them necessarily committed a violation with hush-mSource: Former FEC commissioners: Trump-Cohen 'hush' payments not necessarily a violation...
