A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ruled in favor of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in his federal lawsuit against the Federal Elections Commission, striking down a limit on the amount of post-election contributions that may be used to repay a candidate’s pre-election loans.
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) The Federal Elections Commission has released financial filings that show Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney spent $58,500 on security from January to March, about two weeks after voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump. Cheney's campaign spent $22,500 on security firm Command Executive Services and the remaining amount on three former Secret…
Jay Jones accusing Mark Herring of illegal campaign financing Photo: WINA
RICHMOND (WINA) – A week before Virginia Democrats choose who they want to run for statewide office, state Attorney General Mark Herring’s opponent is accusing him of illegal campaign financing. Norfolk Delegate Jay Jones claims Herring’s campaign has accepted more than $800,000 from a PAC not registered with either the Federal Elections Commission nor the Virginia Department of Elections.
Jones’ campaign has sent a complaint letter to state elections claiming the Herring campaign “is running an illegal scheme to improperly funnel unlimited contributions made to the Democratic Attorneys General Association without disclosing funding sources”… and funding sources from any PAC contributing $10,000 or more must reports its contributors and contributions. The letter asks the department to compel the disclosures.
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A three-term Republican state lawmaker from Oakland is taking aim at Maine’s 2nd District congressional seat that’s been held by Democrat Jared Golden since 2018.
Michael Perkins, a patrol deputy for the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, filed paperwork last week with the Federal Elections Commission indicating his intention to challenge Golden next year.
State Rep. Michael Perkins
He is the only challenger in the race.
Republicans Peggy Sheriff and Michael Sutton, both of Bangor, entered the contest but later said they won’t run after all.
Golden, a Lewiston resident, won the sprawling district by defeating U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, an Oakland Republican, in one of the closest races in the country. Golden won re-election last year by a wider margin.
CNN's Brianna Keilar describes herself on Twitter as an "anchor." The more honest description would be "left-wing activist." She kicked off Monday's new day with a warning: "America's democracy is in peril.