The Montana GOP said the Democratic candidate for governor is illegally spending money on his wife’s communications company — but Democrat Ryan Busse, challenging the Republican incumbent, alleges Gov. Greg Gianforte improperly funneled $1 million to his campaign manager’s companies. Both candidates deny the allegations in the respective complaints filed this month with the Commissioner
Calling it an attempt to let billionaires buy the state’s elections, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a wide-ranging bill Friday that would change the rules for campaign finance laws as well as the laws for wearing masks in public, while also subjecting protesters to additional criminal and civil penalties. Cooper’s veto message didn’t address the part
In a surprise move that caught most Legislative Building watchers off-guard, Republican lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday that would make significant changes to state campaign finance law. The sudden move prompted all 20 Senate Democrats to walk out of the chamber in protest when the bill was quickly brought to a vote. It was approved
Until Thursday — when jurors in New York found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts in a hush-money campaign finance trial — no U.S. president had ever been convicted of even one felony. But history shows Trump is not entirely unique; prosecutors have long gone after politicians over campaign finance violations, and
Politics By Victor Nava Published May 22, 2024, 7:05 p.m. ET A government accountability group filed a complaint against Sen. Sherrod Brown to the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing the Ohio Democrat of multiple campaign finance violations. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) has requested that the FEC investigate whether Brown, 71,
A British lawmaker who allegedly used campaign funds to pay off people who were holding him hostage says that he won’t seek reelection after the governing Conservative Party found his behavior fell below the standard expected of members of Parliament By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press April 21, 2024, 1:06 PM ET • 3 min read
The final word in Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal fraud case came down last week, with the disgraced crypto king receiving a 25-year prison sentence and an $11 billion forfeiture. It was not only an end to the most high-profile corporate fraud trial of the past several years. It was also a final judgment on one of
If the flood of political fundraising please in your email inbox is any indication, political officeholders and hopefuls will spare no effort in raising money to win elections. However, when an elected official or candidate runs afoul of the law, can these political contributions foot the bill for their legal battles? Former President Donald Trump