The views expressed are the author's own and not necessarily those of the Brennan Center for Justice.Source: Nobody Noticed, But 2017 is The Year of the Small Donor...
A team of veteran Republican operatives is taking its talent for under-the-radar political muckraking to an unlikely place: The liberal-leaning, Democratic-donating, Donald Trump-hating tech epicenter of Silicon Valley.Source: Republican political operatives want to sell the dark arts of opposition research to tech companies...
We must recognize that we live in a world where foreign interests are vying for power on the world stage by trying to shape American politics or even attempting to create doubts that democracy really works.Source: “It’s Happening Here; Our election systems are at grave risk of cyberattacks. When will Congress take action?”...
California lawmakers are weighing a proposal to prohibit the expansion of facilities to detain immigrants and require new monitoring of the treatment of immigrants under detention.Source: California lawmakers consider immigrant detention proposal in budget negotiations with governor...
Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub’s actions in recent months cast serious doubt on whether she can continue to credibly carry on her duties as a Commissioner. She should recognize this predicament and do the honorable thing, which is to resign.Source: Time for Weintraub to Step Down?...
An upstate New York developer pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a voter-fraud scheme designed to elect public officials who would support his real-estate project. Kenneth Nakdimen is scheduled to be sentenced in September in the U.S. District Court in White Plains, N.Y.Source: New York Developer Pleaded Guilty in Voter-Fraud Conspiracy...
A new report from Issue One called “The Price of Power” details how the chairs and ranking members of the most influential committees in the U.S.Source: The Price of Power: How Political Parties Squeeze Influential Lawmakers to Boost their Campaign Coffers...
The Kobach Commission (sometimes referred to as the Pence Commission) on voter fraud was created in the way so many things have been in the Trump administration.Source: Kobach ‘Voter Fraud’ Commission Gets Fast Thumbs Down...
Two weeks after President Donald Trump announced a commission to investigate illegal voting, Democrats are responding with a new effort to highlight voter suppression and debunk claims that voter fraud is a widespread problem.Source: Democrats Launch New Effort To Fight Back Against Trump's Bogus Claims Of Voter Fraud...
WASHINGTON — The White House unexpectedly backed down Friday in a confrontation with the government’s top ethics officer, announcing it will publicly disclose waivers that have been quietly handed out since January to let certain former lobbyists work in the administration.Source: White House Backs Down on Keeping Ethics Waivers Secret...
