Twitter's searchable online ads database is filled with confusing labels on accounts maintained by political campaigns, making it difficult for the public to assess whether the social network is enforcing its ban on political advertising.Source: Twitter flags Trump, Biden, Warren campaigns, citing ad-policy violations...
Lincoln is the latest municipality in the Sacramento region that will move towards a district-based voting, after city officials said they received a legal threat alleging the city’s current “at-large” elections disenfranchise Latino voters. During its Nov.Source: Lincoln is headed towards district-based elections, after city receives legal threat...
George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman who was named in the Mueller report, was accused of conspiring to conceal more than $3.5 million in political donations.Source: Prominent Political Donors Charged in Campaign Finance Scheme...
But there are big differences in how each candidate—including Trump—are spending their money so far.Source: 2020 Presidential Campaign Fundraising (and Spending) Are on Track to Smash Records...
But as activist groups become more desperate to overturn our way of electing presidents before voters go the polls in November 2020, their arguments become more absurd and hyperbolic.Source: The Intellectual Dishonesty of the Campaign Against the Electoral College...
The court also turned away an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose case was the subject of the first season of the podcast “Serial.”The Supreme Court on Monday returned a challenge to Alaska’s limits on campaign contributions to a lower court, suggesting that the limits were too low.Source: Supreme Court Acts in Campaign Finance and Libel Cases...
State election officials in Ohio said that the state detected and stopped an election-related cyber attack earlier this month, the Associated Press reported. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) stated the “relatively unsophisticated” cyber attack took place Nov.Source: Russian firm's attempt to hack Ohio voting systems thwarted...
A Black Friday sale (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images) Ready, shoppers? Your long-awaited holidays are afoot — so are the countless deals up for grabs.Source: Retail giants gear up for Black Friday — and political giving...
The House panel is seeking subpoenaed documents regarding the administration’s failed attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. WASHINGTON — The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday sued William P. Barr, the attorney general, and Wilbur L. Ross Jr.Source: House Committee Sues Barr and Ross Over 2020 Census Documents...
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the GOP's top political arms are accusing Google of suppressing voter turnout in the 2020 election after the search giant announced it will no longer let campaigns and elected officials target highly specific groups of users with political advertisemeSource: Trump campaign, Republicans blast Google for political advertising changes...
