John Fetterman joins forces with Republican counterpart in Senate for fundraising committee Venture between two Pennsylvania senators stokes speculation about Fetterman’s future in Democratic party The Guardian - US · Jul 10
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down campaign finance restrictions on candidate coordination with parties On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission that federal limits on the amount of money that a political party could spend in coordination with candidates were unconstitutional. Ballotpedia · Jul 3
Political Parties' Spending In Elections Faced Limits For Decades. The Supreme Court Has Just Removed The Cap. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down longstanding federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates for Congress and the presidency. International Business Times · Jun 30
Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent A decades-old law limiting how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates was struck down by the Supreme Court on June 30, 2026. Citing First Amendment principles, the court held in NRSC v. FEC that the limit unduly prevented political parties from “freely” and “fully” advocating for… The Conversation · Jun 30
US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending Case stems from 2022 lawsuit challenging FEC’s enforcement of limits on ‘coordinated party expenditures’ The Guardian - US · Jun 30
Bernie Sanders Reveals 15 Billionaires Spent $433M to Buy Elections, Musk Family Leading Top Donations Uncover the influence of billionaires like the Musk family on US midterm elections with $433M in donations. Learn about Bernie Sanders' push for campaign finance reform and the effects of Citizens United. International Business Times UK · Mar 26
Elon Musk Says America First Filing 'False' And Has Been Reported To The Election Commission On Sunday, reports emerged that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk had filed with the Federal Election Commission to launch a new third party, only for the billionaire to deny its authenticity later. Benzinga · Jul 7, 2025
Ex-GOP lawmaker's IRS nomination advances in Senate - Roll Call Democrats cited Billy Long's ties to firms hawking phony tax credits, but Republicans backed him on a party-line committee vote. Roll Call · Jun 3, 2025
Part XI: Freedom of Speech An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Schenck v. United States (1919), Debs v. United States (1919), Gitlow v. People of the State of New York (1925), Abrams v. United States (1919), Stromberg v. California (1931), United States v. O’Brien (1968), Texas v. Johnson (1989), R.A.V. v. City of St.… Reason · Nov 18, 2024
The Crypto Revolution comes to DC How tech amassed power in the 2024 election, and their plans for it Salon · Nov 17, 2024
2024 Federal Election Projected To Be Most Expensive Yet Analysis reveals 2024 U.S. federal election to be record-breaking in spending, led by Republican super PACs and megadonors. Top News · Oct 8, 2024
Secretive Group Accused Of Violating Campaign Finance Laws The Patriots Run Project faces scrutiny for recruiting third-party candidates in swing districts, raising concerns about election interference. Top News · Sep 18, 2024
Who’s funding the 2024 election? Over 75% of the funds raised for the 2024 election have come from political action committees (PACs) and party committees, which then redistribute the funds to different campaigns. USAFacts · Jun 14, 2024
Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2024
Ballotpedia · Feb 23, 2024 Initiative that aims to limit campaign contributions to super PACs certified to the Maine State Legislature In Maine, a ballot initiative that aims to limit the amount of campaign contributions to super PACs was certified to the Maine State Legislature.
Ballotpedia · Dec 19, 2023 Initiative that would limit campaign contributions to super PACs may appear on Maine 2024 ballot In Maine, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to limit the amount of campaign contributions to independent expenditure-only political action committees says that it has collected enough signatures to make the 2024 ballot.
Evening Standard · May 24, 2023 Republican Trump rival Ron DeSantis announces run for White House The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk
Salon · Mar 3, 2023 Kushner pal Murdoch could face FEC fine Fox boss sharing confidential info with Trump son-in-law could violate federal campaign finance laws
Fortune · Feb 23, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX straw donors made tens of millions of dollars in illegal political contributions, DOJ alleges New counts were unsealed against the disgraced FTX founder on Thursday.
Ballotpedia · Feb 22, 2023 Republican National Committee outraising the Democratic National Committee for third consecutive time at this point in the presidential election cycle The Republican National Committee (RNC) has outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) so far in the 2024 presidential election cycle, according to their most recent filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023 George Santos gets warning to tell truth about his campaign finances WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission is warning Representative George Santos to substantiate who is in charge of his campaign’s finances — or risk a ban on raising or spending any money.
Ballotpedia · Feb 3, 2023 Final party committee campaign finance reports show Democratic committees outraised Republican committees in the 2022 election cycle Six party committees raised a combined $1.8 billion during the 2022 election cycle according to final Federal Election Commission reports for the cycle. The Democratic committees raised a cumulative $966 million and spent $980 million, while the Republican committees raised a cumulative $875 million and spent $943 million.
Newsday · Feb 1, 2023 George Santos was not source of $125,000 loan, campaign report says WASHINGTON — A report for Rep. George Santos’ main campaign finance committee filed with the Federal Election Commission this week by a new treasurer indicated Santos was not the source of a $125,000 loan made to his campaign.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 George Santos treasurer jumps ship amid probes into campaign finances The New York Republican faces intense scrutiny for campaign finance irregularities
Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023 Trump secures second extension on financial asset disclosure WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump — fresh off a weekend campaign appearance where he said he’s “more committed” than ever in his third bid for the White House — was given a second 45-day extension to file his financial disclosure form with the Federal Election Commission.