Tag: Super PACs

On Sept. 27, 2018, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listen as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s.

Beltway Confidential

Kamala Harris will do what Cory Booker can’t: Say no to super PACs

Philip Wegmann · January 21, 2019 5:23 pm

In this Jan. 20, 2012 photo, people hold signs during a gathering on the anniversary of the Citizens United decision in Montpelier, Vt. First, it was the Vermont senator with socialist leanings. Then it was Jerry of Ben & Jerry's ice cream fame. Now there are about 50 Vermont communities ready to chime in on a proposal to pass a Constitutional amendment to clarify that corporations do not have the same rights as human beings.,

Beltway Confidential

9 years after Citizens United, the decision lives rent-free in liberals’ heads

Eric Peterson · January 21, 2019 2:21 pm

This image released by CBS shows Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D- N.Y. with host Stephen Colbert during a taping of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."

Beltway Confidential

Kirsten Gillibrand says her ‘values are never for sale.’ Here are the receipts

Philip Wegmann · January 16, 2019 10:54 pm

In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, stands with Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul during an an election night watch party hosted by the New York State Democratic Committee in New York.

The Democrats’ fundraising has crushed the GOP, but not because of ActBlue

Guy Short · January 15, 2019 5:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference.

GOP groups deploy Capitol Hill trackers to confront Democrats about Nancy Pelosi speaker vote

David M. Drucker · January 3, 2019 3:00 pm

Michael Bloomberg attends the premiere of "Paris to Pittsburgh" at the Walter Reade Theater.

Campaign finance restrictions help billionaires like Bloomberg

Washington Examiner · December 29, 2018 5:00 am

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at an event in California.

New head of House GOP super PAC promises vital voter turnout effort

David M. Drucker · December 5, 2018 8:47 pm

Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Marshalltown, Iowa.

To hold the House, GOP counting on this Iowa congressman to come back from the dead

Al Weaver · October 31, 2018 2:59 pm

Democratic House candidate Kara Eastman waves as she participates in a 4th of July parade in Ralston, Neb., Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Eastman is challenging Nebraska's 2nd district Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., in the upcoming November elections.

Progressive groups spend six figures on ads for liberal Nebraska House candidate

Laura Barrón-López · October 31, 2018 9:00 am

"With record turnout levels, more than 75,000 voters participated in the 'first in the West' caucus to help choose a future Republican nominee for president of the United States," party officials reported early Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Top GOP group warns Democratic ‘green wave’ poised to sink majority

David M. Drucker · October 30, 2018 5:04 pm

Lawmakers, aides say arrested Democratic operative has a reputation for harassing, abrasive behavior

Naomi Lim · October 18, 2018 10:00 pm

Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., opposes President Trump's pay freeze. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Top Republican groups split on how to save the House majority

David M. Drucker · October 11, 2018 4:00 am