The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to halt an appeals court’s ruling that could have significant ramifications for the advertising rates that campaigns pay in the closing weeks of the costly and hotly contested midterm elections.
The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a legal battle over the FCC’s revised rule allowing political parties and joint fundraising committees to access the more favorable television advertisement rates that are typically reserved for political candidates. Republicans have pushed for the rule due to their significant cash advantage at the party level, while Democrats have tried to keep the rule limited to candidates only, due to their own cash advantage with individual candidates.
