Category: Federal Election Commission

Rep. Crenshaw’s Campaign Has Paid More Than $350,000 to His Wife’s Firm Since 2020

Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s (R-Texas) campaign has paid more than $350,000 to a firm that employs his wife since 2020, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. The firm Pink Cilantro is a Houston-based branding firm that has been in operation since 2013 and has been commissioned by the Crenshaw campaign in the past. Since 2020,…


Rep. Crenshaw Responds to Reports About Payments to Firm That Employs His Wife

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) responded to reports that his campaign has paid more than $350,000 to a firm that employs his wife since 2020, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. The firm Pink Cilantro is a Houston-based branding firm that has been in operation since 2013 and has been commissioned by the Crenshaw campaign…


NY Congressman Nadler Staffer Appears to Violate Congressional Rules: Watchdog

A government oversight nonprofit claimed that Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) may have violated House ethics rules, a charge that Nadler’s campaign has denied. Americans for Public Trust told Fox News that Nadler’s senior staffer, district director Robert Gottheim, performed “fiduciary services as an attorney” for the New York congressman for three years until 2021 while…


Capitol Report (March 31): Hunter Biden’s deal with CCP backed energy firm

In a bid to ease the burden of rising gas prices, President Joe Biden announced the biggest ever release of U.S. emergency oil reserves. What will the long-term impacts be and will it lower gas costs in the near future? The top U.S. trade negotiator is saying to turn the page on the old playbook, as…


Facts Matter (March 31): CIA Officer Who Signed Hunter Laptop Letter Boasts About Defeating Trump; MSM Begins Exposing Emails

On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were fined by the Federal Elections Commission. Specifically, six years after the actual race, the Federal Elections Commission has issued a fine against Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign as well as the DNC for violating federal law and not accurately describing the payments that they made…


Supreme Court Receptive to Ted Cruz’s Lawsuit Against Campaign Finance Rule

The Supreme Court was skeptical of Biden administration arguments this morning that striking down a campaign finance rule regulating the repayment of loans by the candidate to his own campaign would open the door to bribery in elections. The case arose after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) lent his campaign committee money and the committee deliberately…


Supreme Court Appears Receptive to Ted Cruz’s Lawsuit Against Campaign Finance Rule

The Supreme Court was skeptical of Biden administration arguments this morning that striking down a campaign finance rule regulating the repayment of loans by the candidate to his own campaign would open the door to bribery in elections. The case arose after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) lent his campaign committee money and the committee deliberately…


Ted Cruz Wins Challenge Against FEC Over Campaign Finance Restriction

A federal court has delivered a win to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) who sued the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over a federal cap on post-election contributions candidates can use to repay personal loans they make to their campaign. Cruz brought the lawsuit in an attempt to strike down section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act…