The House Republican tax plan would upend a longstanding measure, known as the Johnson Amendment, that prohibits politicking from the pulpit, and critics say it could turn churches into new conduits for political money.Source: GOP Tax Bill Would Allow Politics from the Pulpit...
Three members of a 2012 presidential campaign committee were convicted by a federal jury in Des Moines, Iowa, on all counts of an indictment charging the concealment of campaign expenditures made to secure the endorsement of an Iowa State Senator. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.Source: Three Members of 2012 Presidential Campaign Staff Guilty of Concealing Campaign Expenditures to State Senator...
After two rocky days in Congress, the social media giants face rising momentum for regulation of political ads to curb Russian election meddling, although some key Republicans remain skeptical and urged the companies to do a better job on their own. Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc.Source: Facebook and Twitter Brace for New Election-Ad Rules From Congress...
Last night the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a divided opinion that sets up the next challenge to the Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United and McCutcheon. The Ninth Circuit panel in Lair v.Source: Ninth Circuit Tees Up Latest Challenge to Citizens United and McCutcheon...
LOS ANGELES — California conservatives are feeling a strange sense of invigoration these days. Yes, they are vastly outnumbered, shouted off college campuses and scolded that their way of politics is an anachronism in this bright blue bulwark of the liberal resistance.Source: In the Heart of ‘The Resistance,’ California Conservatives Are Invigorated...
Representatives from Twitter, Facebook and Google are expected to testify this week at three congressional hearings on the influence of social media in the 2016 election. The Senate bill was introduced by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).Source: Congress holds hearings on online political ads...
Forces are aligning to bring some sunlight to the political dark arts as they’re practiced on social media. Last week, Congress held a hearing to discuss a bill that would require new disclosures for online political ads, and a bigger confrontation looms Tuesday when executives from Facebook Inc.Source: Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Regulate Political Ads on Social Media...
WASHINGTON – The threat of serving hard time for failing to disclose foreign lobbying work is rattling Washington’s multi-billion dollar influence industry following Monday’s 12-count indictment against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates.Source: Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort...
An initiative to split California into three states started to circulate in California on April 24. To qualify, it needs 365,880 valid signatures by April 2018. If passed, the Governor of California would be required to ask Congress to approve the idea. The proponent is Timothy Draper.Source: Initiative to Split California Into Three States Begins to Circulate...
Last week, Governor Jerry Brown signed the California DISCLOSE ACT, AB 249, which by some standards makes California’s campaign-advertisement disclosure laws the toughest in the country.Source: California’s Campaign-Advertisement Disclosure Laws Become Toughest in the Country...
