Tag: Campaign Finance

Democrat Jon Ossoff is competing in a hotly contested race for a congressional seat in Georgia that is being used as a gauge of how voters view the Trump administration. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

If you want to restrict free speech, you can Ossoff

Washington Examiner · June 22, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., must learn that free speech protections are just important concerning speech with which he disagrees. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is a hypocrite on the First Amendment

Alex Baiocco · June 22, 2017 2:00 am

Access to the June 28 dinner will cost individual donors $35,000. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump kicking off 2020 fundraising with high dollar DC fundraiser

David M. Drucker · June 21, 2017 5:36 pm

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has said he intends to double the organization's budget from $50 million to $100 million this year, a change that will prove difficult if donations continue to remain below average. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats had the worst May fundraising since 2003

Anna Giaritelli · June 21, 2017 12:29 pm

Three members of the team hired by special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russia's meddling in the 2016 election have donated primarily to Democrats, according to FEC records. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Three members of Russia special counsel team donated to Democrats: Report

Melissa Quinn · June 13, 2017 11:56 am

Vice President Mike Pence signed an email fundraising appeal for the Karen Handel campaign with 15 days remaining before and on the eve of the first televised debate between the two candidates running for the GOP-leaning suburban Atlanta House seat. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pence signs fundraising appeal for Republican Karen Handel in Georgia House race

David M. Drucker · June 5, 2017 7:34 pm

Corruption as a Way of Life

Jay Cost · June 2, 2017 7:15 am

President Trump in late June will headline his first fundraising event since he assumed the presidency in preparation for the 2020 election, according to a report. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Trump to headline re-election fundraiser

Melissa Quinn · June 1, 2017 12:40 pm

Former director of data science for the DNC utterly rejected Hillary Clinton's complaint that the committee gave her no help in running against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Former DNC data director: Clinton’s complaint is ‘f–king bulls–t’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 1, 2017 11:27 am

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., called Griffin's photo inappropriate through a spokesperson. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Al Franken condemns campaign donor Kathy Griffin for photo

Mandy Mayfield · May 31, 2017 2:09 am

Restricting how campaigns are financed necessarily involves limiting the speech and political activity needed to bring about political change. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

New study fails to prove that money sways politicians, despite activists’ excitement

Joe Albanese, Brad Smith · May 23, 2017 7:04 pm

The drop in donations coincides with an effort by DNC Chair Tom Perez and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to rally support for the party. The two traveled the country on a "unity tour." (AP Photo/Matt York)

DNC reports worst April of fundraising since 2009

Anna Giaritelli · May 22, 2017 9:16 pm