CPI: At least 51 transgender people unsuccessfully ran for state, local and federal office last year, according to data collected by Logan Casey, a political scientist who now works with the Movement Advancement Project. Nine ran for Congress,… Continue reading

Marketplace: Several presidential candidates have said they will avoid corporate political action committee money, and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren has promised to avoid “call time,” when candidates can spend hours a day on the phone with donors to raise… Continue reading

NYT: Representative Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he planned to request documents from more than 60 people with ties to President Trump, his administration and his businesses, including the president’s eldest son,… Continue reading

Politico: The letter to Inslee, sent by the group End Citizens United, warns that super PACs founded to support a single candidate are “designed to serve as an arm of the campaign” and are frequently used to exploit gray… Continue reading

WSJ: ” Political-action committees affiliated with doctors’ organizations donated more money to congressional candidates who opposed tighter gun laws than to those supporting them, according to a new study that has revived a debate over what role physicians should… Continue reading

NYT: Mr. Cohen said he had paid Ms. [Stormy] Daniels with his own money, and then was repaid by the Trump Organization….Mr. Cohen submitted to Congress a copy of a $35,000 check … that he said was one of… Continue reading

Politico on the Super PAC supporting the President’s reelection: Trump political aides, members of the president’s family, and top Republicans have been considering potential candidates to spearhead America First Action’s 2020 fundraising efforts. They want someone with deep ties to… Continue reading

New in ELJ. From the abstract: …. This article argues that creating a “democratic enhancement fund” (DEF) would provide a better outcome for democracies that, for either financial or political reasons, cannot provide sufficient funds to run a public… Continue reading