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Two reports bolster argument that media consolidation hurts the public

Daily Beast: Embattled GOP Senator Says a Staffer Messed Up His Campaign Reports and Vanished. We Found Him in Minutes.

Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at campaign watchdog Common Cause, said the allegations cover “massive violations,” including breaking a law more than 100 years old.

“Federal law prohibits candidates from receiving contributions from corporations. This law has been on the books for more than a century for the purpose of preventing politicians from being in the pocket of big corporations,” Ryan told The Daily Beast. The audit, he said, “shows his campaign likely committed massive violations of...

Associated Press: Few reports of voter intimidation or harassment in Maryland

Common Cause Maryland, a nonpartisan fair-elections advocate, trained and dispatched more than 1,000 volunteers to polling places in 22 counties. Volunteers were asked to report any sightings of voter intimidation or harassment through a group communication app at the end of their shifts.

A spokeswoman for the organization said no incidents were reported.

American Public Media Reports (AUDIO): They Didn’t Vote … Now They Can’t

"The population in the state has increased and grown above the national average," Atlanta-based attorney, and Common Cause Board Member, Emmet Bondurant recalled thinking. "And yet the number of registered voters [was] going down."

Washington Post: In new financial disclosure, Trump reports apparent payment through his personal attorney to adult-film star

Paul Ryan, a vice president at Common Cause, a government watchdog group, said Trump’s disclosure bolsters its Federal Election Commission complaint that the payment should have been reported by the campaign. Whenever Trump learned of the payment to Daniels -- which is still unclear -- he should have directed the campaign to report it, Ryan said.

“Donald Trump’s reimbursement of Michael Cohen puts him in the middle of a campaign finance violation that he once denied knowing anything about,” Ryan said. “It’s a...

Reports Say Trump Tower in Panama Built With ‘Laundered’ Money

Emerging stories of his involvement in developing a luxury high-rise in Panama could spell more trouble for President Trump

4th U.S Circuit Court Ruling News Reports from around NC.

News clips on the 4th Circuit decision

Facebook Shutdown of NYU Ad Observatory Project Researchers Undermines Democracy

The project has been critical in shedding light not only on how politicians are targeting Facebook users, but also whether the platform is complying with its own political advertisement policies.

Ang Bagong Pananaliksik ay Nagpapakita ng Bipartisan na Suporta Para sa Pera sa Mga Solusyon sa Pulitika

Ang isang bagong survey ng Pew Research Center ay nagpapakita na ang mga mamamayang Amerikano ay may malaking alalahanin sa kung paano gumagana ang ating gobyerno at kung mapagkakatiwalaan ba nila o hindi ang gobyerno na lutasin ang mga pinakamalaking problema ngayon.

Binili ni Elon Musk ang Oval Office - Paano Niya Ito Ginagamit?

Itinakda ni Elon Musk, ang pinakamayamang tao sa mundo, ang isang bagong venture: ang gobyerno ng Estados Unidos.

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