“Prepare to Be Shocked! Trump’s One Weird Trick to Avoid a Campaign Investigation”
From the Center for Public Integrity. Hint: it involves the FEC.
Category Archives: campaign finance
SCOTUS Denies Cert in SEC Pay-to-Play Case
Bloomberg on today’s order in N.Y. Republican State Comm. v. SEC, a First Amendment challenge to SEC Rule 2030, which regulates “placement agents” who solicit government business after making campaign contributions.
Bloomberg Open to Spending $1 Billion to Elect A Democratic President
NYT: “Michael R. Bloomberg on Saturday did not rule out spending a billion dollars of his own money on the 2020 presidential race, even if he does not win the Democratic nomination, and said he would mobilize his… Continue reading
“Voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams reports raising $14.6M”
AP: ” A big chunk of Fair Fight’s haul came as a single $5 million donation from Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in December, according to a report filed with the Georgia state ethics commission.”
“Shadow Group Provides Sanders Super PAC Support He Scorns”
AP:
Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t want a super PAC. Instead, he has Our Revolution, a nonprofit political organization he founded that functions much the same as one….Now, with less than one month to go before the Iowa caucuses,… Continue reading
“California investor charged with obstructing probe of Trump inaugural donation”
Politico:
A prolific California donor who pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations now faces a fresh charge for allegedly trying to stymie an investigation into the source of money he donated to the Trump inauguration committee.
Prosecutors in the… Continue reading
“Durkan Supports Capping Super PAC Donations and Blocking Amazon from City Elections”
In the wake of substantial spending by Amazon (and others) in 2019 city council elections, Seattle contemplates a Clean Campaigns Act purporting to limit contributions to Super PACs, and to limit spending from corporations with more than 1% ownership from… Continue reading
What to do with campaign funds after retiring or passing away
Two
stories today about campaign funds active longer than their campaigners.
One
focuses on FEC
requests for explanation from retired officeholders still spending from
campaign accounts. The other describes
the plans
that Rep. Cummings had for his unspent campaign money… Continue reading
“Democratic Candidates Together Doubled Trump’s 2020 Fundraising Numbers”
A HuffPost piece on the other side of the odd horserace money count I mentioned last week:
Allies of President Donald Trump gloated last week at the news that his campaign outraised each of the Democratic presidential candidates. But… Continue reading
“The Real Power of Bloomberg’s Money”
A piece in the Atlantic on the governance options available to billionaires:
When people think about the political relevance of Michael Bloomberg’s money, they tend to think about how his massive spending helps his campaigns: the record $261 million he… Continue reading
“Election experts urge Trump, congressional leaders to end stalemate at FEC”
The Hill:
Lobbyists and lawyers who specialize in U.S. elections wrote to President Trump and congressional leaders on Monday, urging the confirmation of another federal election commissioner to end “an untenable situation.”The Federal Election Commission (FEC), the government’s campaign… Continue reading
“Justices Urged to Nix Donor Disclosure Law”
Bloomberg:
An unusually large number of amicus briefs filed by friends of a charity tied to the Koch brothers have flooded the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to nix a California law requiring charities to disclose their largest… Continue reading
“Under siege, McSally pleads for outside help on the airwaves”
I missed this a few days ago. The money quote:
McSally suggested last month that outside groups should pitch in to help. “We need close air support to show up. There’s outside groups. We can’t talk to them. We can’t… Continue reading
Campaign finance compliance hits the WWE with steel-chair-like force
Former WWE star Rhino was a 2016 candidate for Congress … and seems to think that the rigors of campaign finance compliance may have impacted his last run in the WWE.