Category Archives: campaign finance
“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
“Dem front-runners cash in on slippery definition of lobbying”
Politico:
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and other leading Democratic presidential candidates have sworn off contributions from Washington lobbyists as a way to insulate themselves from those who might try to shape their agendas if elected.But they’re hardly… Continue reading
“A Banner Proxy Season for Political Disclosure and Accountability”
Bruce F. Freed, Dan Carroll, and Karl J. Sandstrom blog.
“De Blasio used state account he controls as campaign slush fund”
The NY
Post discusses some questionable state-PAC spending on a federal race.
A related
Politico story notes that de Blasio is claiming that his presidential campaign
launch video was not a presidential campaign expense.
“Prosecutors Are Asked Why Trump Wasn’t Indicted for Campaign Violations”
The
WSJ covers the House
Oversight letter.
And now House Oversight wants to know how OLC’s stance on indicting the President factored in to the NY campaign finance case
Following on this story, the letter is here.
“After Publishing Strong Evidence of Trump’s Campaign Finance Crimes, DOJ Closes Case Without Explanation”
Paul Ryan in
Just Security on the announced end of the Stormy Daniels campaign finance case.
“Prosecutors weighed DOJ policy blocking indictment of a sitting president in closing Trump hush-money probe”
And maybe there’s an
explanation after all.
“John Paul Stevens Was Right: Citizens United Opened the Door to Foreign Money in U.S. Elections”
The Intercept traces
funding from foreign nationals through American corporations to super PACs.
The latest Citizens United constitutional amendment proposal
Relatedly, the latest proposed amendment to overturn Citizens United was filed yesterday. It would ban private funding of support for or opposition to candidates if the funding isn’t a donation to a candidate’s campaign. I’m not a fan.
“Judiciary chair demands Hope Hicks clarify closed-door testimony”
On whether she had direct knowledge of payments to Stormy Daniels, or whether she was “present” when Trump discussed Daniels.
The documents unsealed in the Cohen warrant today seem to suggest there may be more to the story.
2020 Presidential fundraising hits a new record
The Campaign Finance Institute parses
the 2Q returns.