The making of Kimberly Reed’s documentary “Dark Money” was prompted by the 2010 United States Supreme Court Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate spending in election campaigns if it is done apart from a candidate or party.Source: Documentary ‘Dark Money’ is close to a political thriller...
More than 11,000 non-citizens who weren’t eligible to register to vote in Pennsylvania since the mid-1990s inadvertently registered because of an oversight in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s motor-voter system, a State Department analysis revealed.Source: Voter system glitch let 11,000 non-citizens register in Pennsylvania...
The Treasury Department’s recent move to expand the cloak of secrecy that shrouds political “dark money” groups has triggered understandable outcry from watchdogs and Democrats worried about foreign interference in U.S. elections.Source: Trump's and the Koch Brothers' War on Disclosure...
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill seem to have few things in common these days. But together, many members of Congress of both parties have racked up a staggering tab in recent years paying for their luxurious lifestyles on donors’ dimes.Source: Get fresh opinions, sharp analyses and powerful essays delivered to your inbox....
The movement to take politics out of setting legislative district boundaries seemed to suffer a grievous, and perhaps even mortal, blow this spring when the Supreme Court passed up three chances to declare partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional.Source: Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives...
The House voted Thursday to make it harder for the government to punish churches that get involved in politics.Source: House votes to prevent IRS from punishing churches engaging in politics...
WASHINGTON – Super-wealthy donors escalated their political giving this spring, led by Republicans racing to protect their party’s hold on Congress in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, a USA TODAY analysis of newly filed campaign reports shows.Source: The super rich boost political giving ahead of November's tough midterm elections...
Federal authorities examining the work President Trump’s former lawyer did to squelch embarrassing stories before the 2016 election have come to believe that an important ally in that effort, the tabloid company American Media Inc.Source: Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics...
WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has a favorite sentence. It explains why he is likely to reaffirm and build on the Citizens United decision if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court. The sentence appeared in a 1976 Supreme Court decision, Buckley v. Valeo.Source: How to Tell Where Brett Kavanaugh Stands on Citizens United...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised the new IRS policy in a Tuesday morning speech. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)Source: IRS Ruling on Political Donation Reporting Sets Off Campaign Finance Fight...
