“Michael Cohen plead [sic] guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations that are not a crime. President Obama had a big campaign finance violation and it was easily settled!” — President Trump, in a tweet, Aug.Source: Trump’s fantasy claim that Michael Cohen’s hush-money payments were no crime...
The 2020 presidential campaign is well underway. Any Democrat with dreams of occupying the Oval Office can see Donald Trump is a vulnerable president who hasn’t broadened his appeal beyond his base. A lot of them are going to run for their party’s nomination next year. Some already are.Source: The biggest questions so far about the 2020 Democratic primary, answered...
Last year, amid the outcry over Russian online operations during the 2016 election, the Maryland legislature reacted by passing a law imposing disclosure and compliance burdens on social media providers and newspapers that accept online advertising.Source: Judge Blocks Maryland Law On Political Ads...
President Donald Trump on Sunday gave credence to incomplete and possibly inaccurate information about the extent of voter fraud in Texas, marking the latest in a series of misleading and false statements he has made on the topic of voting irregularities.Source: Trump Amplifies Misleading Allegations Of Voter Fraud In Texas...
The Roger Stone indictment should be considered in light of the many recent statements that the president’s counsel, Rudy Giuliani, tossed out in recent weeks.Source: Wither the Giuliani Defense of “No Crime of Collusion” in Wake of Roger Stone’s Indictment...
PDF of Legislative Brief available here Analysis of H.R.Source: Analysis of H.R. 1 (Part One)...
Durham, N.C. — If the 300-odd people packed inside a cavernous Duke University event space this weekend to discuss efforts to end gerrymandering needed any reminders the issue was rapidly shifting under their feet, they barely had to wait for the event's opening lunch. Around noon Friday, the U.Source: Supreme Court casts long shadow over talks on gerrymandering reform...
Editor's Note: This edition of Morning Cybersecurity is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Cybersecurity subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m.Source: Secretary of state, election security advocates square off...
Thoughts on the invisible primary and links to the movements during the days that recently were...
RICHMOND — Federal judges have selected a Virginia House of Delegates redistricting map that appears to heavily favor Democrats, redrawing the lines of 26 districts and moving several powerful Republicans into unfavorable configurations.Source: Federal judges choose Va. redistricting map favorable to Democrats; six GOP House districts would get bluer...
