NYT (which still puts “Super PACs” in quotes): // // // g?b=a+f+b:(g+=f.length,f=a.indexOf("&",g),b=0b?Math.max(0,a.length+b):b;if(k(a))return k(c)&&1==c.length?a.indexOf(c,b):-1;for(;b

Brian Svoboda: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today left standing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “pay-to-play” rule, which bars investment advisers from providing paid services to state and local governments when making… Continue reading

NYT: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign has received commitments from four Democratic state parties, including in the crucial proving ground of New Hampshire, to enter joint fund-raising agreements with the campaign just as the nomination battle is beginning. The four… Continue reading

Matea Gold for WaPo: A Democratic legal watchdog group has filed a new Federal Election Commission complaint against 11 GOP presidential candidates, the Republican National Committee and several groups in the Koch political network, saying their participation in a data-sharing… Continue reading

Peter Overby reports for NPR.

Maggie Haberman for the NYT: Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign has asked various divisions to be mindful of their spending, in a reminder that despite his giant “super PAC” bankroll, campaign dollars are ultimately more valuable. Campaign officials asked workers to… Continue reading

Politico reports.

WaPo: Business mogul Donald Trump said Sunday that although he can self-finance his campaign, he is open to taking campaign contributions big and small — but that the money he receives will not come with expectations of political favors.… Continue reading

Jackson Jambalaya reports. Thus Blogged Anderson has more on MS’s response.

Bloomberg: In January, Ted Cruz’s quest for the presidency got help from a limited liability company called V3 231. The LLC was listed as the source of a $250,000 donation to a super PAC supporting the conservative Republican senator… Continue reading