Poll: Kris Kobach Leads in Kansas Gubernatorial Race Despite Soros Attack Ads
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is leading as the GOP nominee for Kansas governor in the latest poll ahead of the August 7 primary.
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Hillary Clinton’s ‘Onward Together’ Open to ‘Dark Money’ She Lambasted During Campaign
Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s new political fundraising group “Onward Together” will not have to reveal its donors, and so will apparently be open to the same kind of “dark money” she lambasted during the 2016 campaign.
‘Veterans Group’ Attacking Trump Is Funded by 6 Unions
The VoteVets.org group that attacked Donald Trump last week as a “cheap fraud” receives millions of dollars from six unions to support two employees and no volunteers.
Silicon Valley-Based CounterPAC Plans Assault on ‘Dark Money’
A new San Francisco-based super PAC known as CounterPAC is preparing to spend money on elections–to fight money in elections.
Donald Trump Calls on Other Candidates to Return Super PACs ‘Dark Money’
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is calling on fellow presidential candidates to return “dark money” sent to Super PACs. According to a Trump campaign press release, the billionaire sent notices earlier this week “disavowing nine unauthorized Super PAC’s claiming to support him in his bid for the Republican nomination for President of the United States and subsequently demanding the return of all funds raised.”
New IRS Audit Process: Still Trouble for Conservative ‘Dark Money’
The Internal Revenue Service is trying to recover from allegations of obstruction of justice regarding Lois Lerner’s regarding purported biased recommendations that targeted conservative groups for audit and prevented Tea Parties from gaining not-for-profit status. Now, the IRS just appointed three relatively inexperienced managers to serve as the gatekeepers for reviewing 501(c)4 “dark money pools” and their political activity, according to an agency memo leaked to the OpenSecrets Blog.
Op-Ed: Ban ‘Dark Money’ in Politics? Might as Well Burn the First Amendment
The government is not allowed to ban peaceful political advocacy or violate your privacy rights just for exercising your First Amendment rights. But some activists and politicians are using the scare term “Dark Money” to shut down anonymous political speech and take away our free-speech rights.
