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22 Nov 2019, 2:05 pm
I hope the following links, excerpts, comments, and reflections (in no particular order) will prove of interest for one reason or another to our readers. [read post]
18 Mar 2022, 4:00 am
K Street Firms Starting to Tap Private Equity, Even Go Public MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 3/16/2022 Some K Street firms are seeking investment dollars, often to hire up in areas such as polling, public relations, digital and grassroots organizing, and state-level lobbying. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
MSN – Rosalind Helderman, Amy Gardner, and Emma Brown (Washington Post) | Published: 4/4/2022 Allies of former President Trump are traveling the country to press for hand-counted paper ballots in elections. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 3:00 am
Government Concludes Iran Was Behind Threatening Emails Sent to Democrats MSN – Ellen Nakashima, Amy Gardner, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Craig Timberg (Washington Post) | Published: 10/22/2020 U.S. officials accused Iran of targeting American voters with faked but menacing emails and warned both Iran and Russia had obtained voter data that could be used to endanger the upcoming election. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm
Lobbyists with Ties to House GOP See Fortunes Rising MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 1/4/2021 Before the elections, lobbyists with ties to House Republicans had to wonder how much influence they would have in the 117th Congress. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 3:00 am
SEC Rules Could Thwart Political Spending Disclosure Efforts Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 4/7/2020 Under pressure from big business lobbies like the U.S. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
Lawmakers, Challengers Plan Fundraising Blitz Ahead of Friday Deadline MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 9/28/2022 Lawmakers and challengers are planning a fundraising blitz ahead of the quarterly deadline, the last big one before the November midterms, which are on track to be the priciest nonpresidential cycle yet. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 4:00 am
K Street Clamors for Democratic Hill Aides, Who Don’t Want to Leave MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 7/29/2021 Democratic staffers on Capitol Hill are in high demand – on K Street, in the Biden administration, and in burgeoning political campaigns. [read post]
29 Jul 2022, 4:00 am
Trump ‘Chose Not to Act’ as Mob Terrorized the Capitol, Panel Shows MSN – Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 7/21/2022 Eleven minutes after he returned to the White House from his speech on the Ellipse urging supporters to march on the U.S. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm
K Street Adjusts for Democratic Senate MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 1/7/2021 Even as partisan vitriol grips Washington, D.C., lobbyists say they expect lawmakers to find common ground on additional legislation to mitigate the damage of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures dealing with infrastructure projects as well as potentially on immigration and tax policy. [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 3:00 am
Stung by Corruption Verdict Tied to Millions of Misspent Dollars DNyuz – Jesse McKinley, Liset Cruz, and Kate Christobek (New York Times) | Published: 2/23/2024 In a sweeping rebuke of the National Rifle Association (NRA), a jury ruled its leaders had engaged in a yearslong pattern of financial misconduct and corruption. [read post]
19 Mar 2021, 4:00 am
Corporate PAC Donations to Parties and Candidates Plummet after Capitol Riot MSN – Kate Ackley and Herb Jackson (Roll Call) | Published: 3/16/2021 Campaign finance data show companies and organizations largely stuck to their public pledges to pause at least some of their political donations after a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol and 147 Republicans in the House and Senate voted to reject electoral votes from certain states that President Biden won. [read post]
2 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal Document Reveals Identity of Donors Who Secretly Funded Nikki Haley’s Political Nonprofit Yahoo News – Alex Isenstadt (Politico) | Published: 8/26/2022 Many of the Republican Party’s biggest donors are among those who funneled anonymous contributions to former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s nonprofit as she lays the groundwork for a prospective 2024 presidential bid, according to previously unreported tax documents. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 4:00 am
National/Federal Former FTX Crypto Executive Pleads Guilty to Making Millions in Illegal Campaign Contributions Associated Press News – Jake Offenhartz | Published: 9/7/2023 A former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions and engaging in a criminal conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business. [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 3:00 am
Vows to Reject Corporate PAC Money on the Rise for Incoming Congress MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 12/5/2022 More than 70 members of the 118 Congress say they are swearing off contributions from corporate PACs, indicating that a trend, almost exclusively among Democrats, that caught on during the 2018 election cycle has persisted. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
RNC Votes to Withdraw from Presidential Debates Commission MSN – Amy Wang (Washington Post) | Published: 4/14/2022 The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, following through on threats to bar GOP presidential nominees from participating in debates sponsored by the nonprofit organization. [read post]
14 May 2021, 4:00 am
Wide Splits Evident on Voting and Campaign Finance as Senate Panel Takes Up Overhaul MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 5/11/2021 Republicans and Democrats on an evenly divided U.S. [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal Bipartisan Group Seeks to Limit Who Federal Agencies Can Contract With Government Executive – Eric Katz | Published: 7/14/2022 A bipartisan group of senators is looking to set new limitations on the entities with which federal agencies can contract, introducing legislation to ban the government from doing business with companies that work with certain other nations. [read post]
12 Feb 2012, 3:20 am
The final week of module one brought the Leveson Inquiry to an explosive, if temporary, conclusion. [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 3:00 am
House ‘Democracy’ Bill Would Cap Executive Power, Expand Disclosure MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 12/9/2021 Seeking to avoid a repeat of the scandal-plagued Trump presidency, House Democrats approved a bill almost entirely along party lines that would put new limits on executive branch power and subject presidential candidates to more disclosure. [read post]
