The New York Times offers this report.

The Washington Post offers this report. See also Wraps Off Tough FEC 527 Options in The Hill.

Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein offer this Washington Post oped.

Today the FEC posted this draft proposed rulemaking on the 527 issue. This document is essentially what the general counsel believes should be the starting point for rulemaking, subject to notice and comment by others and ultimate decision by the… Continue reading

The A.P. story is here. The McCain and Feingold amicus brief supporting Shays and Meehan is here. UPDATE: The plaintiffs’ brief is here and the FEC’s brief is here.

Legal Times offers this report, which has the following subhead: “With Nader’s decision to run adding urgency, the parties are mobilizing in the event of a November electoral showdown.”

Micah Sifry offers this analysis in the Washington Post. He also has an analysis here in Mother Jones.

FEC Chair Brad Smith and Vice Chair Ellen Weintraub offer this Roll Call oped (paid subscription required). (Update: you can find the entire oped posted here by the Campaign Legal Center.) From the oped: The commission is about to… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required). The paper also offers FEC Recusals Irk Watchdogs.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer offers this editorial.

See this report on new HAVA-related identification requirements.

See In Ohio, The War Has Already Begun at Salon.

Adam C. Smith offers this column in the St. Petersburg (Fla) Times, which has the subhead: “The rationale behind the restrictions was to limit the influence of big donors. But state and local parties may be caught in the cross-fire.”

Adam Cohen offers The Results are In: And the Winner Is…Or Maybe Not in yesterday’s New York Times.