Politico:
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg was no fan of Andrew Cuomo when the two served overlapping tenures as mayor and governor. But on Friday all appeared forgiven, with Bloomberg’s $5 million ...
New publication from Matthew D. Kim in the Texas A&M Law Review:
The American public has become deeply distrustful of elections. This distrust is partly due to Supreme Court decisions ...
NBC News:
President Donald Trump on Saturday said there would be “serious consequences” if tech mogul Elon Musk funds Democratic candidates to run against Republicans who vote in favor of the ...
NOTUS:
A super PAC with close ties to House Democratic leadership is taking a more active role with House candidates ahead of next year’s elections, expanding its political operation into the ...
Politico:
A federal judge has dismissed a Democratic Party lawsuit claiming an executive order issued by President Donald Trump was intruding on the independence of the Federal Election ...
I mentioned Mexico’s historic upcoming judicial elections a few days ago, but hadn’t then focused on the campaign finance regime. Now the NYT digs a little deeper:
They weren’t allowed to ...
To be clear, these are just the campaign finance schemes. And the sentence announced today: probation.
The post “Santos’s Treasurer Avoids Prison for Her Role in His Schemes” appeared first on ...
Evan Osnos, in the latest issue of the New Yorker, reviews the state of American oligarchy and the First Family’s use of the Oval Office as a private moneymaking machine.
One small excerpt:
Even ...
From the Washington Examiner. I suspect the practice isn’t limited to Qatar.
The post “Qatari foreign agents frequently donate to the congressional offices they lobby” appeared first on Election ...
AP:
Between a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has also been busy raking in cash.
The president has amassed a war chest of at ...
Politico:
Elon Musk said he plans to cut back on political spending, saying he has “done enough,” a move that coincides with the billionaire entrepreneur taking a step back from President Donald ...
Detroit News:
Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has determined Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson broke the state’s campaign finance law on the day she announced her bid for ...