Presidents’ Day Weekend is a good time to think about the sorry state of Congress. That’s true in part because the whole notion of Presidents’ Day sheds a little light on our distorted understanding of the character of our constitutional system.Source: Congress’s Day...
This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute.Source: Study: How Online Propagandists Targeted The 2020 Election...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s approval ratings have fallen sharply in her home state, a new poll showed, marking the first time in her nearly three-decade Senate career that a plurality of Californians hold negative views of her job performance.Source: New poll finds sharp decline in support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California...
Thieves stole at least $2.7 million from political committees and $71,000 from then-candidate Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020, according to a Business Insider analysis of federal disclosure records.Source: Federal political committees, campaigns lost $2.7M to theft, fraud in last cycle: report...
Earlier this month, legislation was introduced in the Arizona Senate to eliminate the presidential preference election -- the presidential primary in the Grand Canyon state -- and replace it with caucuses run by the state parties. SB 1668, introduced by state Sen.Source: Arizona Bill Would End Presidential Primary...
The Lincoln Project, a pugnacious campaign by conservative strategists known for its broadsides against former President Trump, was plunged into disarray on Friday.Source: The Lincoln Project, a conservative anti-Trump group, is thrown into disarray by scandal...
National Republicans donated a quarter-million dollars to the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, a notable injection of funds as the campaign enters the final month to gather enough valid signatures to put the matter on the ballot.Source: National Republicans donate $250,000 to Newsom recall effort...
Instead, Republican Rep.Source: Deal Reached to Avert Witness Depositions in Trump Impeachment Trial...
Political spending in the 2020 election totaled $14.4 billion, more than doubling the total cost of the record-breaking 2016 presidential election cycle. That’s according to OpenSecrets’ analysis of Federal Election Commission filings.Source: Most expensive ever: 2020 election cost $14.4 billion...
On February 12, the Federal Election Commission filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Level the Playing Field v FEC, 20-649. This is the lawsuit over who can be included in general election presidential debates.Source: Federal Election Commission Asks U.S. Supreme Court Not to Hear Presidential Debates Case...
