WaPo reports: A super PAC with ties to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is shutting down in an effort to put an end to building questions about the closeness of the two operations, the group’s lead consultant said Thursday. After… Continue reading

“Jeb raised only three times as much from small donors as did Lawrence Lessig, the semi-obscure Harvard professor, running as a Democrat, who was too fringey to be invited to a debate that featured Lincoln Chaffee, who had only 29… Continue reading

Marketplace talked with Charles Koch for an hour.  Here is a bit on the planned political spending: Ryssdal: So if you feel that way, and if you’re spending, the Koch brothers writ large are spending so much money on politics,… Continue reading

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HuffPo: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) may have just violated ethics rules that prohibit soliciting campaign funds while on Senate property. Rubio gave an interview to Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Tuesday, speaking from the Russell Senate Office Building. When… Continue reading

Politico: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn announced Wednesday that he is forming a super PAC with $150 million of his own money “to help end the crippling dysfunction in Congress.” “I am starting a Super PAC with my initial commitment of… Continue reading

Jonathan Capehart in WaPo: But I’m not here to stomp on Webb’s political grave. No, my purpose is to talk up Larry Lessig. The Democratic Party should make sure he’s at the next debate. Yeah, yeah, I know what I… Continue reading

He complains to Sasha Issenberg: But when they start to worry, you can’t put them on the phone with the candidate to assuage or motivate them, right? Yeah, well I can’t say, “Hold for Jeb.” Sometimes we’ll do a briefing… Continue reading

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