TRUMP PROPOSES REFORM. Politico. “Trump’s five-point plan includes instituting a five-year ban on lobbying for executive branch officials, lawmakers and their staffers after they leave government. The plan would ban senior executive branch officials from ever lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.” PONY EXPRESS COORDINATION. Breitbart. “New video from James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas exposes a […]
Month: October 2016
Reformers hit and today’s other political law links
REFORMERS HIT. CBS. “But now, with McCain facing a tougher-than-expected re-election and Feingold seeking to win back the seat he lost six years ago, the authors of McCain-Feingold are benefiting from the same sources of funding they once scorned.” FOREIGN LOBBYING CHATTER. CBS. “Clinton National Finance Director Dennis Cheng wrote in April that the campaign […]
Another long, cold winter for Nats fans (and today’s political law links)
7TH INNING NIGHTMARE. I’ll just leave this here on last night’s Nat’s loss. DONOR INSPECTION. CNBC. “Only a dozen of an estimated 22,450 people employed at Trump’s companies have donated more than $200 to the celebrity businessman’s bid for the U.S. presidency, a Reuters review of federal campaign finance records through August shows.” REFORM MOVES. […]