The 2016 Republican National Convention is a scary time for many Americans—including many Republicans—and so on the Late Show on Monday night, Stephen Colbert brought back two figures from the in-retrospect quite comforting era of the mid-to-late 2000s: Stephen Colbert (the character) andSource: Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart return to explain Trump (VIDEO)....
In the latest sign of partisanship on the Federal Election Commission, a top Democrat and former chair of the nation's elections umpires has put herself in the anti-NRA, anti-Donald Trump, and anti-Koch Brothers camp with her retweets.Source: Twitter rants against NRA, Kochs, Trump retweeted by top FEC Dem...
There has been a well meaning, but misguided, effort to convince delegates to the Republican National Convention that, despite state party rules or state laws in many states that bind them to vote for the winners of their state’s primary or caucus, they are free to vote for whoever they want fSource: GOP delegates are legitimately bound, deal with it...
Enid Mickelsen will be the establishment’s enforcer at this summer’s GOP convention, working on behalf of Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus to squash dissent and facilitate the uneventful nomination of Donald J. Trump.Source: Enid Mickelsen & Republican Convention : Rules Committee Fight over Donald Trump...
DONALD Trump has been slapped down after sending begging letters to Scottish politicians asking them to help fund his bid for the White House. The tycoon emailed Scottish MPs from all parties last week urging them to “make America great again” by donating to his campaign.Source: Natalie McGarry publicly rebuffs Donald Trump fundraising plea...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it harder to prosecute public officials for corruption, unanimously overturning the conviction of Bob McDonnell, a former governor of Virginia. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.Source: Supreme Court Vacates Ex-Virginia Governor’s Graft Conviction...
On Tuesday, 372 days after first descending the escalator to announce his candidacy, Donald Trump sent his first fundraising email of the campaign. For most campaigns, an e-mail like this is the first order of business.Source: Missing the Small Donor Boat Shows Trump’s Failure as a Businessman...
Today, Commissioner Ellen Weintraub has taken the unprecedented step of using her office to organize what is in essence a private forum, to be held at the Federal Election Commission (FEC).Source: Statement of Chairman Bradley A. Smith and President David Keating on FEC Commissioner Weintraub’s “Corporate Political Spending and Foreign Influence” Forum...
Throughout primary season Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, repeated a familiar refrain.Source: The Latest Installment of Stop Trump and the Rules...
