updated Thu. September 19, 2024
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The Hill
March 23, 2018
Congress is poised to ask the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to issue a report about illegal foreign political contributions in elections, its enforcement measures, and how it works to combat them. The provision is in a report accompanying the 2,000-plus page omnibus bill that was released WednesdayÃâà...
PoliticusUSA
March 23, 2018
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has notified the campaign committee of California Congressman Devin Nunes that they are investigating possible violations of campaign finance laws by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. The FEC sent a letter on Wednesday to Nunes through theÃâà...
TIME
March 22, 2018
The Senate intelligence committee, a loose group of other senators and the Federal Election Commission have made recommendations to improve upon systems they say faltered in the 2016 presidential election. But none have the power to ensure these proposals actually translate into law, and officialsÃâà...
CNBC
March 20, 2018
Commissioner Ellen Weintraub tweeted images of the letters sent to the heads of Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet — with what appears to be an eager encouragement to save the date. Representatives for the tech giants have been pulled in front of congress a handful times of in recent months. The threeÃâà...
NJ.com
March 16, 2018
Three other Democrats -- Goutam Jois, a lawyer and businessman; social worker Peter Jacob, Lance's 2016 Democratic opponent; and environmental advocate David Pringle -- also have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the Democratic primary. Jonathan D. Salant may be reached atÃâà...
Politico
March 16, 2018
The Federal Election Commission has launched a preliminary investigation into whether Russian entities gave illegal contributions to the National Rifle Association that were intended to benefit the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election, according to people who were notified of the probe.
The National Law Review
March 15, 2018
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) unanimously approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, beginning the formal process of amending the agency's regulations on internet political disclaimers. The proposal and the Commissioners' comments at the hearing reflect a fair amount of consensus on howÃâà...
NPR
March 15, 2018
The Federal Election Commission, better known for deadlocks than decisions, has unanimously agreed to take a first step against anonymous political advertising on the internet. The proposed rule deals with disclaimers — the "authorized by" taglines that are mandatory in print, television and radio ads thatÃâà...
The Verge
March 14, 2018
The Federal Election Commission is proposing stricter disclosure rules for political ads online ... Following a year of criticism over transparency on internet platforms, the Federal Election Commission today proposed stricter regulations on how the agency handles disclaimers for political ads online.
Search Engine Land
February 16, 2018
The nature of political advertising is manipulation and deception. This was taken to extremes in 2016 as fake news and ads from outside actors and extremist groups sought to manipulate public opinion and influence the presidential election. Now, with Russia expected to meddle in the 2018 midtermÃâà...
