Bloomberg BNA: A federal judge repeatedly questioned a Federal Election Commission disclosure rule during a two-hour court hearing, pressing an FEC attorney to explain why the agency’s rule provides enough information about who is funding political advertising (Van Hollen… Continue reading

LA Times profiles Ann Ravel.

This item appears at Think Progress.

Star Tribune: Republican congressional candidate Tom Emmer has released what might be the most unusual ad of the political season for the open seat in Minnesota’s Sixth District. In it, Emmer stands in front of a Tom Emmer for… Continue reading

Worth reading.

“There is no nice way to say it: At some point McGahn will be an asshole…He’ll insist he knows the better course on an issue and insist you go along. … Make him explain himself, nonetheless.” —Steve Hoersting, giving… Continue reading

Bloomberg BNA: Partisan battles at the Federal Election Commission over the last five years have not been unique to the agency but instead have reflected wider ideological warfare between Republicans and Democrats in Washington, according to longtime FEC observers.… Continue reading

CPI reports. (Headline feeds into the “FEC as vampires” theme, no?)

Politico reports.

Bloomberg BNA: Federal Election Commission Vice Chairman Donald McGahn and fellow FEC Republicans have released a series of statements about past FEC enforcement cases, some years-old and going back to their earliest days on the commission. The move comes… Continue reading

“This Committee … is unaware that the late Ayn Rand, noted philosopher and author and of Atlas Shrugged, is seeking election to federal office,” Stand with Rand PAC wrote. —CPI

WaPo: “Donald F. McGahn, the controversial former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, resigned from the panel on Tuesday to return to private practice, ending what campaign-finance reform advocates and political practitioners called one of the most consequential tenures… Continue reading