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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
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Congressional candidates running in 2017 and 2018 collected $879.9 million and disbursed $449.7 million, political parties received $559.3 million and spent $437.3 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $1.4 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court for the District of Utah Central Division on Friday issued a Memorandum Decision and Order in FEC v. Jeremy Johnson and John Swallow …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Final Order and Judgment in Doe, et al. v. FEC …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia today issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order denying the Commission’s motion for summary judgment in CREW, et al. …
Read moreWASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on internet communication disclaimers and the definition of “public communication.”
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today discussed and held over a vote on a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and issued an advisory opinion.
Read moreWASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission cited nine campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion and a proposed final audit report. The Commission also held a public audit hearing.
Advisory Opinion 2017-13 (NSP and …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Lee E. Goodman, who joined the Federal Election Commission in 2013 and served as Chairman in 2014, will leave the Commission on February 16. He plans to return …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved changes to two reporting forms and voted on a proposed interim policy concerning volunteer activity for party committees.
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on independent expenditures.
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting yesterday, the Federal Election Commission elected Caroline C. Hunter and Ellen L. Weintraub as Chair and Vice Chair for 2018.
Prior to her …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At yesterday’s open meeting, the Federal Election Commission approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and an advisory opinion, and discussed a memorandum providing an update on the status …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved findings in an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and discussed findings in a second Memorandum. The Commission also discussed …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, today unanimously rejected a First Amendment challenge in Holmes, et. al v. FEC …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting yesterday, the Federal Election Commission approved a proposal to draft a notice of proposed rulemaking on Internet communication disclaimers and discussed motions including on …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a new email management policy.
FEC Email Management Policy. The Commission’s new email management policy requires that the email records of …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today unanimously approved publication of the Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations.
Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations. The …
Read morePresidential candidates raised and spent $15.1 million in the first six months of the 2017-2018 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover …
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