Swalwell Seeks to Use Campaign Funds for Child Care
Campaign Finance
Swalwell Seeks to Use Campaign Funds for Child Care
2022-06-01 17:38:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has asked the Federal Election Commission for clarification on its rules regarding the use of campaign funds to pay for child care expenses incurred by a candidate. Swalwell, who currently represents California's 15th Congressional... Read More

Judge Says Abrams Campaign Fund Can’t Raise Unlimited Cash
Campaign Finance
Judge Says Abrams Campaign Fund Can’t Raise Unlimited Cash
2022-04-15 14:34:37
by Dan McCue

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that a fundraising committee affiliated with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams can’t begin raising unlimited campaign contributions. The ruling is based on a state law passed last year that allows Georgia lawmakers... Read More

Meta Policy Update Complicates Midterm Outreach
Campaigns
Meta Policy Update Complicates Midterm Outreach
2021-11-16 21:21:33
by Reece Nations

SAN ANTONIO — Political organizations are preparing to modify their outreach approach ahead of Meta Platforms’ removal of some detailed targeting options in January. New limits on advertisers' ability to target users based on their interactions with social media content... Read More

Biden Lays Out Plan to Address Racial Injustice, Slams Trump
2020 Elections
Biden Lays Out Plan to Address Racial Injustice, Slams Trump

Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans for addressing systemic racism that has put Black people and other nonwhite communities at an economic disadvantage, promising “bold, practical investments” to rebuild as the country struggles with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More

Trump Campaign Hires 300 ‘Field Staffers’ to Address Surging Biden
Campaigns
Trump Campaign Hires 300 'Field Staffers' to Address Surging Biden
2020-07-13 19:31:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump's re-election campaign announced Monday they've hired an additional 300 staffers to help get out the vote in 20 target states. The new hires bring the field operation of Trump Victory,... Read More

2020 Campaigns Go Digital Amid Fears of Coronavirus Spread
2020 Elections
2020 Campaigns Go Digital Amid Fears of Coronavirus Spread

WASHINGTON (AP) — No more rallies. No more door-knocking. And no more in-person fundraisers, raking in dollars from dozens of millionaires at once. The coronavirus has disrupted American life, and the 2020 presidential campaign is no exception. Amid calls for social distancing to stop the... Read More

FEC Rules Campaigns Can Get Discounts on Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
FEC Rules Campaigns Can Get Discounts on Cybersecurity
2019-07-12 19:35:59
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that federal candidates and political committees can accept low-cost cybersecurity services from a Silicon Valley security company so long as the firm continues to offer the same rates to its non-political clients.... Read More

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