CRUZ SUES. CN. “Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Federal Election Commission’s cap on how much money candidates can reimburse themselves for loans to their campaign, claiming it violates his right to free speech.” AIDE SENTENCED. TT. “A former aide to ex-U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman was sentenced Tuesday to […]
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FINANCE FEUD. HILL. “A Warren campaign aide told CNN on Sunday that Pratt is leaving as a result of Warren’s pledge not to take contributions from big-money donors.” GAO LOBBYIST AUDITS. HILL. “GAO found that 33 percent of the LD-203 political contribution reports didn’t disclose relevant contributions. GAO estimates that figure is a statistically significant […]
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GROUP RAISING. HILL. “A group unaffiliated with President Trump’s reelection campaign raised over $100,000 in January after placing more than 200,000 robocalls, according to CNN’s KFile.” DEAL DISCLOSURE. BLMB. “A liberal watchdog group is calling for a comprehensive review of the White House’s ethics program, citing a pattern of omissions about future employment on financial disclosure forms by […]