DEREGULATION IN BILL. WSJ. “House Republicans are backing several provisions that could reshape campaign finance rules ahead of next year’s midterm elections as spending negotiations continue this fall.” WHAT’S IN THE BILL. FN. “Corporations would be able to ask their employees to donate to unlimited numbers of trade associations’ political action groups instead of limiting […]
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AD BUY. NBC. “Facebook said on Wednesday it had found that an influence operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May. ” KEY AD QUESTION. WP. “The question that arises in the context of the Russia investigation is twofold. The first […]
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MENENDEZ TRIAL BEGINS. POL. “A federal courtroom in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday morning will feature a rare sight — a U.S. senator facing felony criminal charges.” TRIAL PREVIEW. CNN. “It’s a case with allegations spanning seven years, multiple countries, and involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. At the center of it: a sitting US senator.” […]