SUPER PAC SITES LAUNCH. AL.com. “A super-PAC tied to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a website Tuesday it says will ‘shed light on House Republicans’ efforts to use a terrorist attack against the United States for political gain.’” BANKERS TWEET. Bizjournals.com. “The American Bankers Association has a new Twitter map to make it […]
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AIDE PLEA. Bizjournals.com. “A longtime former aide to U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Philadelphia) pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in attempting to conceal two campaign finance-related fraud schemes initiated by a local elected official.” WALLETS OPEN. WP. ”Together, 310 donors gave a combined $11.6 million more by this summer than would have been allowed before […]
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CAMPAIGN SPENDING ON FOOD. Tampabay.com. “USA Today crunched numbers to find lawmakers spent $14.5 million in donors’ money on food since 2011. And the late Rep. Bill Young was ‘one of the bigger spenders.’” SPLIT VOTES AND “UNOFFICIAL LAW.” NYT. “Campaign lawyers of both parties say the deadlocks have profoundly, if informally, affected the rules […]