One of my colleagues on the Federal Election Commission has been having a field day. This year’s chair, Ellen Weintraub, has attracted considerable attention thanks to the FEC’s important role in regulating and enforcing federal campaign finance law, which is a hot topic right now.Source: How My FEC Colleague Is Damaging the Agency and Misleading the Public...
US President Donald Trump and RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Democrats are growing weary of the formidable fundraising machine at President Donald Trump’s disposal.Source: RNC continues to dwarf DNC in fundraising...
The U.S. Supreme Court has docketed Colorado Department of State v Baca, one of the two pending lawsuits over whether presidential electors are free to vote for anyone who meets the constitutional qualifications. It is case 19-518. The cert petition was filed by the state last week.Source: U.S. Supreme Court Dockets the Colorado “Faithless Electors” Case...
It won’t stop foreigners from meddling in U.S. elections, but it would traduce free speech.Source: Honest Ads Act Is False Advertising...
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A BuzzFeed News examination found that in the first half of October, the social network has canned more than 160 ads from Biden, Warren, Sanders, Steyer, and Trump for breaking rules around profanity and fake buttons.Source: Facebook Said Politicians Can Lie In Ads. It's Taking Down Ads From Warren, Biden, And Trump For Other Reasons....
At the very beginning, I said I was going to make them do this in full view of the public. They’re doing it, and I am making it fully public.Source: No wonder good people don’t run for office in California...
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...
Governor signs 17 bills into law to expand voting access and improve the integrity of California’s elections Governor signs SB 72 to create same-day voter registration opportunities at every polling place in the state Governor signs AB 571 to create campaign contribution limits at the localSource: Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bills to Strengthen California’s Elections...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats unveiled broad legislation Tuesday to protect the country’s elections as they investigate whether President Donald Trump inappropriately solicited foreign election help from Ukraine ahead of the 2020 vote.Source: Democrats push election security bill amid impeachment...
