Just one week after delving into Meerkat, politicians are checking out Periscope, the latest app to live-stream video.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Politicians try out Meerkat
In this week's review of deleted Twitter activity archived on Politwoops, we'll look at how politicians are quickly adopting the latest hyped app in the tech world, Meerkat.
Continue readingSuper Bowl blues: Safety concerns set off lobbying scrimmage
Updated: Feb. 2
America is settling in for this Super Bowl weekend against an unsettling backdrop of questions about football safety -- an issue that gained traction this week when, in an interview with The New Republic, First Fan Barack Obama raised doubts about whether parents should let their children play the sport.
That presidential play highlights an ongoing scrimmage on Capitol Hill between the helmet-making industry, which opposes federal regulations on the headgear, and interest groups who are pushing for them. The lobbying centers around a bill introduced by Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., in the last Congress that pushed ...
Continue readingSuper PACs loom large in today’s primaries in California, New Mexico, Montana
As voters go to the polls in six states today, super PACs and other outside groups are playing an outsize role in some of the high profile contests, as incumbent members of Congress square off against other incumbents due to redistricting, special interests duke it out in one district, and Democrats try to avoid being beaten out by an indepedent for the fall ballot. Here's a rundown of some of the spending:
Sherman v. Berman
Thanks to redistricting, one of the most high profile contests pits two House Democrats against each other in California's San Fernando Valley, where ...
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