The Politico reports on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear reargument in Citizens United and other campaign finance developments. Both the public financing and FEC debates, however, are overshadowed by a pending development over which Obama has no control: the Supreme Court’s surprise announcement last week that, in lieu of deciding a relatively narrow case […]
Month: July 2009
Rep. Jefferson’s Trial and a Briefcase Filled with $100,000
The Washington Times reports on the latest from the trial of Rep. William Jefferson. “Would you like to look inside the briefcase?” former Rep. William J. Jefferson is asked by an FBI informant on a surveillance tape played for the jury at the Louisiana Democrat’s bribery trial Tuesday. “No, I would not,” the congressman replies […]
Twitter Lobbying
Roll Call examines Twitter’s potential need for Washington representation here. Twitter management did not respond to repeated requests to discuss the company’s lobbying plans. Secretary of the Senate records show that Twitter has not opened a K Street office. And there are no suggestions in news accounts that Twitter has hired an in-town public relations […]