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...
WASHINGTON – Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a presidential run, making her the highest profile Democrat to formally move toward a bid for the White House in 2020. Warren has long been viewed as a potential 2020 candidate.Source: Sen. Elizabeth Warren forms exploratory committee for 2020 presidential run...
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...
It took Christine Stenquist years to find something to take the edge off of her chronic pain. Bedridden for a decade and a half after a massive seizure, she suffered from nausea triggered by pain medication that also gave her depression and insomnia.Source: Utah voters passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana. The Mormon church helped derail it....
