SAN FRANCISCO Facebook (FB.O) said it would not disclose information about political campaign advertising or related data such as how many users click on ads and if advertising messages are consistent across demographics, despite arguments from political scientists who want the data for research.Source: Facebook to keep wraps on political ads data despite researchers' demands...
WASHINGTON (CNN) - On Super Bowl Sunday this year, President Donald Trump told Fox News that Vice President Mike Pence would head a commission into voter fraud allegations -- ones that he made, claiming that between three to five million people voted illegally in the 2016 election.Source: Little movement on White House probe into voter fraud...
Americans of all political stripes are increasingly disgusted by our country’s broken campaign finance system.Source: Tax credits for small donors in politics should be part of tax reform...
As expected, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Gill v. Whitford next term, with a decision expected by a year from June. (Technically the Court “postponed jurisdiction” pending a hearing on the merits, but this has to do with the nature of this coming up on appeal, rather than a cert.Source: Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear WI Gerrymandering Case,...
The change was part of a budget bill. The changes have had a good deal of opposition.Source: California: Democrats pass bill changing recall law, opposed by numerous editorials...
Late last month, the Illinois House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would automatically register qualified state residents to vote.Source: More states are registering voters automatically. Here’s how that affects voting....
When politicians face a problem, their first instinct is often to spend your tax dollars. Those who see our politics itself as a problem are no exception. Figures like Sen.Source: Paying politicians to run for office...
In late May, the White House released the ethics waivers it provided to at least 16 White House staffers to allow them to work with subjects they had in the private sector before joining the government. In the OGE's letter to Democratic Sens.Source: Office of Government Ethics says Steve Bannon's waiver to speak with Breitbart is 'problematic'...
Contra Costa County's district attorney has resigned and pleaded no contest to corruption charges for using re-election campaign funds for personal expenses. The East Bay Times (http://bayareane.Source: The Latest: Contra Costa County DA quits over campaign cash...
Follow the money. The famous line from actor Hal Holbrook in the movie "All The President's Men" still bears heavy political meaning as we mark the 45th anniversary of the Watergate break-in this month.Source: Column: With First Amendment, media outlets need to put their money where their mouth is...
