Author: Eric Brown

LAST WEEK AT THE FEC. Weekly Digest. RAISING QUESTIONS. ABC. “Months after announcing his bid for the presidency as a Democrat, entrepreneur and author Andrew Yang was paid for a number of speaking engagements, bringing in $94,000 between April 2018 and February 2019, his financial disclosure report shows.” OMAR PROTECTED. FN. “Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who is […]

FUNNEL ALLEGATION. DW. “Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was accused of having an affair with a married man, whom she allegedly funneled large sums of money to through her campaign, in divorce documents filed this week.” FB RETAINS. ODPR. “Facebook has hired a Washington-based lobbying firm in light of increased Congressional and regulatory pushback the social […]

DIRECTIVE 10. FR. “When the Commission has fewer than four Members, all of the foregoing provisions of this directive shall apply, except as follows…” FEC FLUX. POL. “The federal agency regulating campaign finance has been rendered powerless heading into the 2020 election cycle, with the resignation of another commissioner leaving it unable to punish violations […]