What was once a dialogue between the branches has become almost entirely one-sided, with the justices accumulating clout at lawmakers’ expense.Source: Gridlock in Congress Has Amplified the Power of the Supreme Court....
Updated June 29, 2022, 11:59 p.m. ETJune 29, 2022, 11:59 p.m. ETMidterms 2022 Daily BriefingA first-time voter in Kansas City, Mo., during the 2020 primary election.Credit...
Lev Parnas, a Soviet-born businessman, tried to use campaign donations funneled from Russia to advance a cannabis business. When Lev Parnas was arrested in 2019, he was known mainly as a minor presence in Republican political circles: someone who traded on connections with allies of Donald J.Source: Ex-Giuliani Associate Is Sentenced to Prison in Campaign Finance Scheme....
The Senate’s method of keeping G.O.P. board members in office, by refusing to confirm replacements nominated by Gov. Tony Evers, was endorsed by a State Supreme Court ruling.Source: Wisconsin Court Validates a Republican Strategy to Preserve Power....
Dozens of political committees with ties to Florida conservatives are funneling thousands of dollars toward candidates who share Gov. Ron DeSantis’ priorities. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.Source: Florida Republicans turn school elections into new political battlegrounds....
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has agreed to hear a case next term that could upend election laws across the country with the potential endorsement of a fringe legal theory about how much power state legislatures have over the running of congressional and presidential elections.Source: How the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress....
Billionaire Ken Griffin put $50 million of his own money behind Republican candidate for governor Richard Irvin. The Aurora mayor was originally the frontrunner, but in the end, lost to conservative state Sen. Darren Bailey, who received Donald Trump’s endorsement Saturday. Source: How Money is Impacting Illinois’ Primary Election....
The “Elections Transparency Act” — a name that does not come close to describing this massive proposal that would dramatically change New Jersey’s campaign finance system — stalled ahead of votes in the full Senate and Assembly after making rapid progress through committees over the last week. It was introduced just two weeks ago.Source: Legislature taps the brakes on massive campaign...
An escalating dispute between national Republicans and technology giant Google threatens to bring political heat on the company and could spur significant changes in political email practices.Source: GOP's Gmail feud escalates....
“[P]ortable, handheld signs still are a rich part of the American political tradition and are one of the most common (if not the most common) methods of free expression.Source: Ban on hand-held signs very likely violates First Amendment, U.S. appeals court rules....
