20 Apr

Small-dollar donors get behind headline-grabbing lawmakers

Democratic congressional candidates received a cumulative $25.8 million from individuals donating $200 or less, representing more than a quarter of the party’s total first-quarter haul of nearly $101 million. Republicans raised less overall, bringing in $88.6 million total. A larger share — 29.Source: Small-dollar donors get behind headline-grabbing lawmakers...

22:02 / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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20 Apr

Top 12 political donors accounted for almost 1 of every 13 dollars raised since 2009: study

The analysis, put out this month by Issue One, a nonpartisan group working to curtail the influence of money in politics, shows that the top 12 big-dollar donors were split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.Source: Top 12 political donors accounted for almost 1 of every 13 dollars raised since 2009: study...

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20 Apr

“Democrats press Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse in major First Amendment case”

In a three-page letter reviewed by USA TODAY, the lawmakers assert the Americans for Prosperity campaign in support of Barrett represents the appearance of a conflict in the pending dispute involving the group’s public charity, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation.Source: “Democrats press Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse in major First Amendment case”...

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20 Apr

Small-dollar donors get behind headline-grabbing lawmakers

Democratic congressional candidates received a cumulative $25.8 million from individuals donating $200 or less, representing more than a quarter of the party’s total first-quarter haul of nearly $101 million. Republicans raised less overall, bringing in $88.6 million total. A larger share — 29.Source: Small-dollar donors get behind headline-grabbing lawmakers...

22:02 / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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20 Apr

“Democrats press Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse in major First Amendment case”

In a three-page letter reviewed by USA TODAY, the lawmakers assert the Americans for Prosperity campaign in support of Barrett represents the appearance of a conflict in the pending dispute involving the group’s public charity, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation.Source: “Democrats press Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse in major First Amendment case”...

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20 Apr

Why Business Leaders Are Taking Political Stands

Companies are feeling pressure from younger customers and their own employees to take a position on voting rights, other issuesSource: Why Business Leaders Are Taking Political Stands...

22:02 / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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20 Apr

Supreme Court rejects case challenging Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot deadline

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case against Pennsylvania's handling of mail-in ballots, dispensing with yet another legal challenge over the 2020 election. The justices released an order on Monday instructing a lower court to dismiss the case as moot.Source: Supreme Court rejects case challenging Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline...

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20 Apr

Essential Politics: The Newsom recall effort’s big week ahead

This is the April 19, 2021, edition of the Essential Politics newsletter. Like what you’re reading? Sign up to get it in your inbox three times a week. Let’s not beat around the bush: Political watchers expect the effort to force a recall election against Gov.Source: Essential Politics: The Newsom recall effort’s big week ahead...

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20 Apr

Supreme Court rejects case challenging Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot deadline

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case against Pennsylvania's handling of mail-in ballots, dispensing with yet another legal challenge over the 2020 election. The justices released an order on Monday instructing a lower court to dismiss the case as moot.Source: Supreme Court rejects case challenging Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline...

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20 Apr

Essential Politics: The Newsom recall effort’s big week ahead

This is the April 19, 2021, edition of the Essential Politics newsletter. Like what you’re reading? Sign up to get it in your inbox three times a week. Let’s not beat around the bush: Political watchers expect the effort to force a recall election against Gov.Source: Essential Politics: The Newsom recall effort’s big week ahead...

02:46 / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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