Some of the nation’s biggest corporations donated more than a million dollars to launch a Republican nonprofit that went on to play a key role in recent political fights. Like the nonprofit groups that poured money into last year’s elections, the decade-old State Government Leadership Foundation has been able to keep the identities of its funders secret. Until now.... Read more»
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An official with the Library of Congress says a widely cited but poorly sourced report his office did on Iran’s intelligence ministry has been pulled from circulation.... Read more»0
When the FCC passed a rule earlier this year to require TV stations to post political ad buying information online, public interest groups welcomed the policy as a means to get an unprecedented look at how billions of campaign dollars flow around the country.... Read more»0
With campaign finances limits rendered nearly meaningless, election spending is on pace to set records. Where does each presidential candidate stand on how to regulate money in politics?... Read more»0
In a forthcoming law review article, Richard Briffault of Columbia Law School argues that the rise of super PACs and unfettered contributions and spending this election cycle are “effectively ending the post-Watergate era of campaign finance laws.”... Read more»0
A government website launched Thursday which shows political ad data from television stations around the country — but the new system has a few serious limitations.... Read more»0
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday dropped an effort to defund a new Federal Communications Commission rule that will make political ad data available on the Internet.... Read more»0
ProPublica collected claims by the Obama administration about deaths from drone strikes in Pakistan and compared each one not to local reports but rather to other administration claims. The numbers sometimes do not add up.... Read more»0
A bill ordering that no funds to be used to implement the disclosure rule on political ads passed the subcommittee Wednesday.... Read more»0
Human rights groups and others have expressed outrage at the method reportedly used by the Obama administration for counting civilian deaths from drone strikes.... Read more»0
While the FCC voted last month to require broadcasters to post online political ad data currently kept only on paper at the stations, it is unclear when the data will actually begin to be posted.... Read more»0
The National Association of Broadcasters is suing to block a rule passed by the FCC last month requiring TV stations to post political ad data on the Internet.... Read more»0
The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 this morning to require broadcasters to post political ad data on the Web, making it easier for the public to see how as much as $3.2 billion will be spent on TV advertising in this election.... Read more»0
With the Federal Communications Commission set to vote Friday on whether to require broadcasters to post political ad data online, the industry has been scrambling to water down the proposed rule.... Read more»0
Many of the country’s biggest media companies are fighting against a government initiative to increase transparency of political spending.... Read more»0
The FCC Enforcement Bureau report announcing the fine against Google said the $25,000 level is designed “to deter future misconduct in view of Google’s ability to pay.”... Read more»0
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