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...
Raymond joined CRP as a reporting intern in January 2019. He graduated from Duquesne University with a B.A. in political science in December 2018.Source: California-focused super PAC looks to expand and ‘flip the west’ from red to blue...
Not since 1988, when the Republican ticket of George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle won Maine’s popular vote along with its four electoral votes, have this state’s GOP voters made one iota of difference in determining who becomes president.Source: It’s time for a national popular vote — and Maine should take the lead...
It was a crowded primary field and Tony Evers, running for governor, was eager to win the support of officials gathered at a Wisconsin state Democratic party meeting, so the candidate did all the usual things: he read the room, he shook hands, he networked.Source: Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in...
Justice Clarence Thomas filed a solo opinion Tuesday that should appeal to President Trump. He said the high court should make it easier for public figures to sue for libel.Source: Clarence Thomas agrees with Trump that libel laws should be eased...
Elections officials also said the election was marred by falsified signatures, blank ballots that consultants could complete and disappearing documents. RALEIGH, N.C.Source: North Carolina poll workers tallied results early...
California’s campaign watchdog agency is sounding an alarm that local prosecutors have failed to file charges in dozens of cases where officials have allegedly used public funds for political purposes.Source: California watchdog agency says it needs more power to go after misuse of public funds...
Thoughts on the invisible primary and links to the movements during the day that was...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has punted on a resolution that would have created a task force to reduce the role of corporate political action committees (PACs) in party fundraising. At a general meeting of DNC members in Washington, D.C.Source: DNC punts on measure to reduce role of corporate PAC money...
These days, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regularly scoffs at Democrats’ sweeping anti-corruption bill to set up more transparency around money in politics, and promote expanded voting rights. But 46 years ago, he praised many of the ideas that the bill, known as HR 1, contains.Source: Mitch McConnell’s dark secret: he used to support campaign finance reform...
