Campaigns may not accept contributions from foreign nationals, but it might be happening anyways. One question remains: Will the feds do something about it?
Continue readingFEC commissioner hopes to crack down on foreign money and ‘scam PACs’
FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub will propose at today’s FEC meeting that the commission address two topics needing urgent attention: foreign money and "scam PACs."
Continue readingForeign influence in America: A brief explainer on FARA
Given the renewed attention to foreign influence on this year’s presidential election, we put together a quick guide on FARA.
Continue readingAs foreign influence becomes a reality, FEC commissioner urges action
FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel has proposed banning political contributions by domestic subsidiaries of foreign corporations.
Continue readingRep. Waters inquires with FEC about contributing to Haiti elections
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., wrote to the House Ethics Committee and Federal Election Commission asking if she could contribute to foreign candidates running for office, both individually and through her affiliated political action committees.
Continue readingOFA Should Disclose Contributions and Expenditures in Real Time
Less than a week after Organizing for Action chairman and former Obama campaign strategist Jim Messina assured the public that... View Article
Continue readingOFA–A Dark Money Group by Any Other Name
Organizing for Action (nee Obama for America), the campaign committee that morphed into an outside money haven, is trying change... View Article
Continue readingCitizens United Decision Could Lead to Foreign Interests Influencing US Elections
It should come as no surprise that the trigger for foreign contributions possibly finding an inroad into US elections is none other than the Citizens United decision.
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