Pro Publica: The analysis shows that the Republican leadership, including Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, raises money from a vastly different set of political action committees than members further to the right. In fact, the donor… Continue reading

NYT reports.

Read this Nick Warshaw blog post, and if you want more info, check out the law review article.

Brent Ferguson has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Emory Law Journal Online).  Here is the abstract: In July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that it violates the First Amendment to prevent political candidates from coordinating with outside spending groups… Continue reading

Interesting Bloomberg report.

Politico: RoseAnn DeMoro, head of the 185,000 member Oakland-based National Nurses United  — the nation’s largest female-dominated union — says Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has made a “massive misstep” by characterizing the union’s support of her Democratic challenger Bernie… Continue reading

“The $10,800 contributions is my lane.” —Heidi Nelson Cruz, talking to the NYT about fundraising for her husband, Sen. Ted Cruz

From last night’s debate: (video) SANDERS:… You know what it all comes down to? Do you know why we can’t do what every other country — major country on Earth is doing? It’s because we have a… Continue reading

CPI: On Tuesday, a pro-Hillary Clintonsuper PAC sent campaign regulators a seemingly perfunctory letter, all of 30 words long. “This letter serves to officially notify the Federal Election Commission that Priorities USA Action will file its reports… Continue reading

Tom Hamburger reviews Jane Mayer’s Dark Money.

NYT: A prominent donor to Jeb Bush pressed the chief strategist of the “super PAC” supporting Mr. Bush over the group’s negative ads about Senator Marco Rubio during a closed-door meeting in Manhattan on Friday, according to three people… Continue reading