REP. RIVERA IN THE NEWS. Roll Call. “The FBI and IRS are investigating Rep. David Rivera over payments that a casino company may have made to a company owned by the Florida Republican’s mother, the Miami Herald reported Thursday.” LOBBYING … Continue reading
WATERS DEVELOPMENTS. Roll Call. “Plagued by infighting, allegations of improprieties and the collapse of its investigation of Rep. Maxine Waters, the Ethics Committee on Wednesday took the unprecedented step of hiring an outside counsel to review the panel’s operations and … Continue reading
FEINGOLD FIGHTING. Roll Call. “‘Almost nothing of our election laws is still standing,’ said Feingold, who now heads the political action committee Progressives United. The PAC’s mission is to counter and eventually reverse the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. … Continue reading
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WHITE HOUSE? The Hill. “The Republican National Committee on Monday asked the Department of Justice to investigate whether the president’s reelection fundraising broke federal law.” INVESTIGATE THE INVESTIGATORS? The Hill. “A watchdog group on Monday called … Continue reading
ELECTION LAW NEWSLETTER. Wiley Rein’s July 2011 Election Law News is online here. MASSA ETHICS MATTER. An Ethics Committee matter involving former Rep. Massa is in the news here. “The House Ethics Committee on Friday announced it has re-convened an … Continue reading