WAR CHEST INTEREST. RCJ. “John Thune has so much campaign money socked away that he now makes more from interest and dividends than some other politicians collect from donors.” OUTSIDE FUNDS. BN. “U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, bracing for another tough election battle in 2018, received at least 81 percent of his nearly $8 million campaign […]
Month: November 2017
11.22.17 political law links
BRADY SUSPECTED. WE. “The FBI is investigating payments Rep. Bob Brady, D-Pa., who is suspected of wrongdoing, allegedly made to his opponent in 2012 in an attempt to convince him to suspend his campaign, according to a new report.” BAUER ON ALLEGATIONS. JS. “But this is not a garden-variety campaign finance case. In such […]
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RULES MOMENTUM. CNBC. “The FEC’s proposed rule change comes after Congress grilled executives from those three internet companies for allowing foreign nationals and propaganda groups to buy issue ads during the 2016 campaign.” NEW FANGS. NPR. “FARA was enacted in 1938 to combat Nazi and communist propaganda spouting up on the front end of World […]