INDICTMENT FOR TRIP. RC. “The Justice Department has issued an indictment of former non-profit head Kevin Oksuz for his role in a plot to hide the fact that a 2013 congressional delegation trip to Azerbaijan was funded by that country’s government.” HEARING SET. SDU. “Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, are scheduled to be back in […]
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E-FILING ARRIVES. YAH. “For the first time, U.S. Senate candidates must file campaign finance reports electronically, giving the public more immediate access to information about the candidates’ campaign donors and spending.” BIAS DENIED. NYT. “Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, said in an email to employees on Friday that the company has never and will never bias […]
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DECISION STANDS. ATL. “Secret money in politics will soon be a lot less secret. The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower-court ruling forcing politically active nonprofit groups to disclose the identity of any donor giving more than $200 when those groups advertise for or against political candidates.” REFORMER CHRISTMAS. ESQ. “What matters is that, in […]