“Dark Money Loses a Round”
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Category Archives: campaign finance
“Joaquin Castro doubles down amid backlash over tweeting names of Trump donors”
Politico:
Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from Texas and chairman of the presidential campaign of his twin brother, Julián, fired back on Tuesday after being castigated on social media for tweeting the names and occupations of his constituents who’d… Continue reading
“How small-dollar donors are reshaping the Democratic primary”
WaPo:
About a fifth of donors have given to more than one Democratic presidential nominee in the first six months of this year, pointing to the difficulty candidates face distinguishing themselves among those giving small amounts at a time.That revelation… Continue reading
“Manhattan D.A. Subpoenas Trump Organization Over Stormy Daniels Hush Money”
NYT:
State prosecutors in Manhattan subpoenaed President Trump’s family business on Thursday, reviving an investigation into the company’s role in hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to people briefed on the matter.The subpoena, issued by the… Continue reading
“Kris Kobach Uses Border Wall Group to Fund Senate Bid, Likely Illegally”
Daily Beast:
Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is using a nonprofit group he advises to raise money for his U.S. Senate campaign, and legal experts say one recent fundraising push likely ran afoul of federal campaign finance… Continue reading
Breaking: Federal Court Holds IRS Violated Administrative Procedure Act with Rule that Exempted 501(c)(4) Political (and Other) Organizations from Filing Their List of Donors With the IRS
The court ruled that if the IRS wants to enforce such a rule, it has to go through the notice and comment period.
“Political Fundraising Has a Big, Nasty Secret; U.S. campaign-finance laws have been written to prevent donors from taking advantage of politicians—but do little to protect donors from being scammed.”
David Graham for The Atlantic.
“Democrats swore off donations from lobbyists and fossil fuel execs. But some are skirting their own rules.”
WaPo:
Among New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s donors to his presidential campaign is a vice president of a leading pharmaceutical company. The senior vice president of Comcast who oversees the company’s lobbying efforts hosted a fundraiser for former vice… Continue reading
“How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.”
ProPublica and Politico:
After recruiting thousands of donors for the American Conservative Union — the powerful organization behind the annual CPAC conference — a Republican political operative pushed the same contributors to give millions to a PAC that promised to… Continue reading
“A Republican Wants Old Campaign Cash to Fund His Nonprofit. A Democrat Might Show the Way.”
“Unlimited Donations to Candidates, Coming Soon? Former Solicitor General Paul Clement may get the Supreme Court closer to killing what’s left of campaign-finance limits.”
I have written this piece for The Atlantic. It begins:
During the George W. Bush administration, then–Solicitor General Paul Clement successfully defended the constitutionality of the 2002 McCain-Feingold law, which tightened electioneering and fundraising regulations. Can Clement now get traction… Continue reading
“Should Regulators Let Jett-Setting Tom Price Use Campaign Cash for Nonprofit Travel and Expenses?
“Pharma contributions to politicians who support restricting abortions could reverberate”
STAT:
Take the case of Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Each company sells contraceptive products. Pfizer markets Depo-Provera, Merck sells Nexplanon, and J&J markets Ortho-Novum.But last year, all three… Continue reading
“Republican FEC commissioners let Clinton campaign off the hook for super PAC coordination”
Open Secrets:
Deadlocked on a party-line vote, the Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint that Hillary Clinton’s campaign illegally coordinated with a super PAC during the 2016 presidential election cycle.Continuing a recent trend with the embattled regulatory agency that… Continue reading