31
Jan
Number of Lobbyist Registrations Drops As Lobbyists Find Ways Around Disclosure Rules
Source: Number of Lobbyist Registrations Drops As Lobbyists Find Ways Around Disclosure Rules...
31
Jan
Trump’s Favorite Voter-Fraud Activist Hedges His Claims
His work prompted the president's call to investigate the election—but now, he warns it’s too early to draw firm conclusions.Source: Trump's Favorite Voter-Fraud Activist Hedges His Claims...
31
Jan
John Fund and Hans von Spakovsky: Why Trump’s probe of voter fraud is long overdue
President Trump has announced that his administration will be launching a major investigation of voter fraud, including those who are registered in more than one state, “those who are illegal” and those voters who are dead but still registered.Source: John Fund and Hans von Spakovsky: Why Trump's probe of voter fraud is long overdue...
31
Jan
Fact Check: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in its Money in Politics Decisions
In the last decade, the Supreme Court has issued a series of 5-4 decisions that eviscerated previously existing campaign finance law, and led to such despised phenomena as super PACs, “dark money” spending, and unlimited corporate and union expenditures.Source: Fact Check: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in its Money in Politics Decisions...
24
Jan
The CREW “Emoluments” Suit and the Congress –
CREW and its distinguished legal team has produced a sharply turned-out complaint seeking a declaratory judgment and associated injunctive relief to redress their claim that President Trump is violating and will continue to violate the Emoluments Clause.Source: The CREW "Emoluments" Suit and the Congress -...
24
Jan
Jared Kushner, Trump’s Son-in-Law, Is Cleared to Serve as Adviser
WASHINGTON — Hours after President Trump took his oath on Friday, the Justice Department issued an opinion saying that his appointment of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a senior White House adviser would be lawful despite a federal antinepotism law.Source: Jared Kushner, Trump’s Son-in-Law, Is Cleared to Serve as Adviser...
24
Jan
Lobbyists expect boom times under Trump
Washington’s lobby firms are primed for President Donald TrumpDonald TrumpWhy a US-UK trade deal won't help British PM May Lobbyists expect boom times under Trump Overnight Regulation: Trump aims to cut regs by 75 percent | Issues federal hiring freeze MORE as they seek to leave behind a lacklustSource: Lobbyists expect boom times under Trump...
24
Jan
Spicer defends Trump for claiming millions voted illegally
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump for continuing to claim that millions of people voted illegally in the November election, despite numerous fact-checks and other studies that have debunked the theory.Source: Spicer defends Trump for claiming millions voted illegally...
24
Jan
Why it’s up to states and cities to protect our democracy
There is ample reason to conclude that the new Trump administration and Congress may roll back some of the laws that were intended to protect our democracy, including those ensuring equal access to the ballot and limiting the disproportionate influence of money in the political process.Source: Why it’s up to states and cities to protect our democracy...
24
Jan
South Dakota GOP Rushes To Repeal Ethics Reforms Passed By Voters
WASHINGTON ― Republican lawmakers in South Dakota are ready to declare a legislative emergency so that they quickly and completely wipe out an ethics and campaign finance reform law adopted by popular vote in November. The measure, known as IM-22, passed with 52 percent of the vote.Source: South Dakota GOP Rushes To Repeal Ethics Reforms Passed By Voters...