NYT‘s Nick Confessore: The full cash position of the campaigns — and the names of who, exactly, is supplying all this money — will not be clear until the end of the month, when each candidate is to have… Continue reading

Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.

Bauer: This is one impression the case leaves – that without dissent, and for this class of contributors, the Court was prepared to affirm unambiguously affirm the government’s regulatory authority.  But then, after a step back, Wagner also illustrates… Continue reading

As I noted in my earlier post on today’s Wagner v. FEC decision, the DC Circuit today did not address the question whether federal contractors have a constitutional right to make contributions to super PACs despite the contractor ban. It… Continue reading

NYT video.

Trip Gabriel for the NYT on the ground in Iowa.

Paul Waldman at The Plum Line.

New America Foundation: A common piece of advice for new hires is to avoid talking about politics, sex, and religion in the workplace. But it may be increasingly difficult for workers to keep their politics to themselves. Thanks to… Continue reading

Matea Gold on how coordination does not really mean coordination.

The Guardian: Clinton will also get help from the Priorities USA Super PAC, which is backing her candidacy despite a pledge by the candidate to combat “uncontrolled money” in politics, and announced Thursday that it has raised $15.6m… Continue reading