WaPo: Activists at 27 universities will soon begin meeting twice a month to organize their peers under the banner of Students for DeSantis. Office space supporting the Florida governor’s presidential ambitions will open in each of the early-voting states. And… Continue reading

Politico: When Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign announced its first quarterly fundraising haul earlier this month, the figure sounded impressive. The former U.N. ambassador’s campaign said it had raised $11 million between her mid-February launch and the end of the quarter… Continue reading

Politico: Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 fundraising has been turbocharged by his indictment, according to new figures provided by his campaign. Trump raised a combined $18.8 million in the first quarter through his joint fundraising committee and his campaign, the… Continue reading

Jerry Goldfeder: A hush-money payment is obviously not as significant as scheming to find 11,780 votes, conjuring up fake electors, or inciting a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol, but campaign finance laws are just as essential to the integrity… Continue reading

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump has a minor addition to his mounting pile of legal challenges after he failed to meet the deadline to disclose his personal financial holdings. But the threatened initial penalty — a meager $200 —… Continue reading

The Philadelphia Inquirer with a compilation of the self-funding, SuperPAC spending, and big-dollar checks driving the race. One former city councilmember has cited the flood of big money as the reason for suspending her mayoral campaign.

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission – the state’s campaign finance enforcement body – released eight complaints against municipal candidates on Wednesday.  But New Jersey’s new law, with a shorter two-year statute of limitations, makes them all unenforceable. … Continue reading