“Campaign Cash Clash” (Interview with me on Marist’s polling podcast)
I spoke with the Marist polling folks for their podcast on campaign finance and the 2024 elections. Listen.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“DOJ moves to drop charges against former GOP lawmaker in case criticized by Trump”
Politico:
The Justice Department has moved to drop its criminal prosecution of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican who resigned last year after a conviction on charges that he lied to the FBI.
Fortenberry’s conviction by a federal jury … Continue reading
“Trump’s White House Press Secretary Reveals Her Failed Campaign Spent $200K in Illicit Contributions”
NOTUS:
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed in amended campaign filings on Thursday that her unsuccessful 2022 congressional campaign owes more than $300,000 in unpaid debts, with Leavitt failing to disclose for years that her campaign took in… Continue reading
“Blame the Supreme Court for Elon Musk’s Power in Trump Administration”
Brendan Fischer Rolling Stone commentary, with the subhead: “Elon Musk’s outsized influence with the new president is a direct result of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which turns 15 this week.”
Time Magazine: Musk Threatens Super PAC Spending Against Senators Who Don’t Vote to Confirm Trump Cabinet Nominees
Time:
Another source familiar with the matter tells TIME that a Trump ally informed Ernst that the President would support a primary challenge against her in Iowa—where Trump won the caucuses last year by roughly 30 points—if she blocked Hegseth. At… Continue reading
“Is it finally time to end the ‘blessed’ super PAC?; Last year, Democrats funneled nearly all of their resources into one billion dollar entity. Why did they put all of their eggs in one basket?”
“‘Everyone’s trying to kiss the ring’: Trump’s inauguration devours corporate cash, smashing records”
Politico:
Donald Trump’s first White House victory caught corporate America flat-footed. This time around, industries that his administration will soon oversee are showering his inaugural committee with record-breaking donations — and making sure both the president-elect and the public notice… Continue reading
“Scoop: Trump’s $500 million post-election windfall”
Axios:
President-elect Trump is being inundated with so much money from corporations and wealthy donors that his team expects to raise about $500 million by summer — even though he can’t run again, sources in his operation tell Axios.
Why… Continue reading
“Fifteen Years Later, Citizens United Defined the 2024 Election”
New analysis from the Brennan Center.
“Trump Inauguration, Awash in Cash, Runs Out of Perks for Big Donors”
NYT:
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural committee is no longer selling tickets for major donors to attend his swearing-in and accompanying private events in Washington, according to five people briefed on the conversations.
The committee has raised over $170 million,… Continue reading
“Trump sentenced to penalty-free ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money case”
NBC News:
The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York state law but will… Continue reading
“‘Dark Money’ Is Tainting Washington Think Tanks. A New Report Shows It’s Worse Than You Think.”
Politico:
Washington’s think-tank industry, which sets the terms of debate for so much of American policymaking, is floating on a sea of foreign-government and Pentagon-contractor dollars.
That’s the conclusion of a brand-new report out this morning and shared with me… Continue reading
Biden DOJ Asks SCOTUS for Chance to Give Up Defense of Laws Limiting Political Parties from Becoming Conduits for Large Campaign Contributions; Trump DOJ Will File Instead
See this letter from the Solicitor General requesting an extension of time into the Trump Administration to file a response to the cert. petition in the NRSC case. Here is what I wrote in an earlier post on this case… Continue reading
“How Elon Musk Has Planted Himself Almost Literally at Trump’s Doorstep; For much of the period since Election Day, the billionaire has been staying at a $2,000-a-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago, giving him easy access to the president-elect.”
NYT:
Elon Musk plays many roles with President-elect Donald J. Trump. He is Mr. Trump’s most important donor, most influential social media promoter and a key adviser on policy and personnel.
For most of the time since Election Day, he… Continue reading