Topic: Federal Election Commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major Republican-linked fundraising group has amassed $25 million so far this year to finance its attacks on President Barack Obama and other Democrats in the 2012 elections.American Crossroads, conceived by Republican guru Karl Rove, is a new breed ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two campaign finance watchdogs are asking the Federal Election Commission and Department of Justice to investigate a $1 million donation given to a pro-Mitt Romney PAC by a corporation that no longer exists, the groups said on Friday.W Spann ...
Group critical of Rangel says censured congressman improperly paid legal fees from PACA nonprofit group has complained to the Federal Election Commission that censured Rep. Charles Rangel of New York improperly paid legal bills from a political action committee.The National Legal and ...
FEC drops watchdog group's complaint against Ensign over his parents' payment to his mistressThe Federal Election Commission has dismissed a campaign finance watchdog group's complaint against Sen. John Ensign over a $96,000 payment his parents made to his former mistress and her ...
Where power goes, corruption sometimes tries to follow. In the spirit of putting our money where our mouth is, let's find out how money can amount to free speech.. The Supreme Court has struggled with this question a few times.. Back in ...
With the 2008 presidential election fast approaching, you've probably heard more about how much money candidates are raising than the issues they stand behind. This is because campaign finance is big business and one of the most important parts of modern elections ...
Campaign money complaint claims liberal groups acted at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's behestIt's the homestretch to Election Day and the Federal Election Commission's mailbox is filling up with complaints from political rivals about violations of its arcane campaign financing rules.The latest is ...
Rove-backed groups boost their fundraising, heighten GOP assault on DemocratsThe Republicans' shadow party is basking in the shade.Two affiliated groups led by a blue-chip cast of Washington Republican strategists have raised a combined $32 million so far this year, using new freedom ...
As American companies and unions mobilize to organize Political Action Committees (PACs) with an eye to the upcoming mid-term elections, it is worth taking a step back to ask: The court found 5-4 that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations created by ...
Resort PAC to pay $300,000 fine for taking illegal foreign, corporate moneyA resort industry political action committee is paying a $300,000 civil fine for campaign finance violations including raising illegal foreign and corporate money.The Federal Election Commission said Thursday that it reached ...
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