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Her Super PAC Ran A Racist Ad. Now She Runs West Virginia’s Minority Affairs Office.

There were calls for West Virginia state Del. Jill Upson to resign over her role in an appalling radio ad that argued Democrats would be “lynching black folk again” if they won in the midterm elections. Now, Upson will head West Virginia’s minority affairs …

Republican Super PAC Spent $826K on Phil Scott's Reelection Bid

In the end, Republican Gov. Phil Scott and his Democratic challenger, Christine Hallquist, were both outspent in Vermont's 2018 gubernatorial race. Reports filed Tuesday with the Secretary of State's Office show that the biggest spender was A …

Denver Riggleman wins in Virginia's 5th District

Republican Denver Riggleman on Tuesday was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in Congress, turning aside a challenge from Democrat Leslie Cockburn. Mr. Riggleman, a distillery owner/operator, will succeed retiring GOP Rep. Tom …

GOP Senate super PAC spends millions on voter turnout

Senate Leadership Fund invested six figures on digital ads in Nevada where it has been working to reelect GOP Sen. Dean Heller. | John Locher-Pool/Getty Images The top Republican Senate super PAC invested heavily in get-out-the-vote efforts in eight …

Wash Post: GOP Super PAC Ends TV Ads in W.Va. Senate Race

A Republican Super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has ceased running television ads in West Virginia for the Senate race there, a potential signal the GOP is giving up hope of flipping the seat currently held by Sen. Joe Manchin, D …

GOP Super PAC scales back spending in West Virginia Senate race

A leading Republican super PAC has retreated from the airwaves in West Virginia, as GOP hopes of ousting a Democratic senator in the most pro-Trump state of the 2016 election have faded in the final days of the midterm campaign. The Senate Leadership Fund …

House GOP-aligned super PAC releases new ad in Virginia's 5th District race

The main pro-HouseGOP super PAC on Wednesday unveiled its second ad in as many weeks in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District race, as Republicans work to hold the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Tom Garrett. The 30-second spot, which will run on TV in …

Top GOP super PAC no longer airing TV ads in West Virginia Senate race: report

Opinion: After Citizens United, a Vicious Cycle of Corruption

Dan Eggen, writing in the Washington Post on July 16, 2012, described the state of campaign finance reform more than 40 years after Watergate: Four decades later, there’s little need for furtive fund-raising or secret handoffs of cash. Many of the …

House GOP-aligned super PAC enters Va.'s 5th Congressional District race

House Republican leaders’ main political action committee rushed in Wednesday with ads to bolster another Virginia Republican congressman, in the latest sign that the state is ground zero in the battle for the House majority. The late-October move in …

Opinion: Citizens United Is Still Doing the Dirty Work

Dan Eggen, writing in the Washington Post on July 16, 2012, described the state of campaign finance reform more than 40 years after Watergate: Four decades later, there’s little need for furtive fund-raising or secret handoffs of cash. Many of the …

House GOP-aligned super PAC enters Va.'s 5th Congressional District race

The main House GOP-aligned super PAC made its first foray into Virginia’s 5th Congressional District race on Wednesday, attacking “liberal Leslie” Cockburn for having “Pelosi’s values” in her race against Republican Denver Riggleman. The Congressional …

Citizens United Is Still Doing the Dirty Work

Dan Eggen, writing in the Washington Post on July 16, 2012, described the state of campaign finance reform more than 40 years after Watergate: Four decades later, there’s little need for furtive fund-raising or secret handoffs of cash. Many of the …

GOP Super PAC Launches New Ad in Virginia House Race

The Congressional Leadership Fund is launching a new ad in Virginia to boost GOP House candidate Denver Riggleman in his race with Democrat Leslie Cockburn, The Washington Post is reporting. The ad comes as Cockburn has outraised Riggleman by more than 2 …

GOP Super PAC Goes on Attack in Rural Virginia District

A super PAC tied to House Republican leadership is going on the air in Virginia’s 5th District, where the GOP nominee for the open seat is being outspent by the Democrat.  Congressional Leadership Fund is debuting a new ad Wednesday in the Roanoke media …

Democrats are making moves behind the scenes to gear up for 2020

Most potential Democratic presidential contenders are publicly playing coy about their plans for 2020. Behind the scenes, however, the race is already well underway. Democratic operatives are interviewing for potential roles on as-yet-unannounced 2020 …

Republican super PAC delves into Virginia House race once seen as GOP lock

A top Republican super PAC will air ads in rural Virginia to save a House seat that has been widely seen as likely to remain in GOP hands. The Congressional Leadership Fund will air ads targeting voters in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, which is …

The big super PAC donors

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Liberal super PAC employee arrested for grabbing GOP figure

A liberal super PAC employee with a history of going after Republican political figures was busted this week in Nevada for allegedly grabbing the arm of a GOP campaign manager. Wilfred Michael Stark, 50, of Virginia, was slapped with a misdemeanor battery …

Hearing Health Foundation Maintains 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating and Consumer Reports “Best Charities” Distinction

HHF concludes our 60th anniversary year of groundbreaking hearing and balance research with repeat accolades from Charity Navigator and Consumer Reports. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, December 11, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hearing Health …

California Lawyers Association names Paula Brunoro-Borokhov Vice-Chair of Young Tax Lawyers Committee Taxation Section

Paula Brunoro-Borokhov, tax attorney and international legal counsel, will serve tax lawyers that have been practicing for 10 years or less in California. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 11, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The …

Durango Reports Additional Visible Gold Grains in Till at Windfall Lake

Recent samples submitted for gold grain count & fire assay have all returned visible gold grains extending the previously known 5km trend to approximately 10km. Durango Resources Inc. (OTCQB:ATOXF) VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, December 11, 2018 /⁨ …

American Fidelity Named One of the Best Workplaces for Diversity

American Fidelity Assurance Company once again made FORTUNE magazine’s and the Great Place to Work Institute’s Best Workplaces for Diversity list. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA, December 10, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- American Fidelity Assurance …

AMCD Supports the Appointment of Heather Nauert as UN Ambassador

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, December 9, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy fully supports President Trump’s pick to replace UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the intelligent and capable Ms. Heather Nauert. Ms. Nauert has …

Are people dying from what they don’t know?

Drug-Free World Foundation launches Truth About Drugs campaign to educate on emerging threat of synthetic drugs WASHINGTON, DC, USA, December 6, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- WASHINGTON, DC – The Foundation for a Drug-Free World announced its …

18-YEAR-OLD ACTOR/SINGER OLIVER RICHMAN RELEASES 'I CAN SEE' WRITTEN BY HIS GRANDFATHER, LEGEND RON MILLER

A Newly Released Music Video of the Same Song, Recorded and Filmed By Oliver When he Was 10 Years Old, Accompanies the 2018 Recording LOS ANGELES , CA, U.S.A., December 6, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Keeping the spirit alive of his iconic …

Mental Health Watchdog Helps Hundreds in Fight for Human Rights

CCHR has helped more than 900 men, women and children who were being unjustly held under the mental health law in a campaign to protect human rights. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, December 5, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Florida chapter …

BIG MOUNTAIN REUNITES AFTER 10 YEARS APART TO RELEASE ITS NEW SINGLE “DEPORTATION NATION”, IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRANTS

Known worldwide for their hit ‘Baby I Love Your Way’, the band returns with a single to create awareness of the problems suffered by immigrants in the U.S. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, December 4, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Big Mountain, the …

The Michael Dukakis Institute and the Boston Global Forum Announce Strategic Alliance with AI World Government

AI World Government to focus on AI Ethics and AI-Government as Public Sector Deployment of AI NEEDHAM, MA, UNITED STATES, December 4, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- PRESS RELEASE The Michael Dukakis Institute and the Boston Global Forum Announce …

NFL KNEELING: A LONG-TERM SOLUTION Worth Considering -- Even When NFL Protests Are No Longer Making Headlines

A powerful community-wide SOLUTION to a seemingly intractable issue...that connects the ups & downs of American history to the more hopeful future we all desire NEW YORK, NY, US, December 4, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For every protest there …

American Energy Society selects Nathaniel Rich as “Energy Writer of the Year, 2018"

The premier literary award for the energy sector. PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 4, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Palo Alto, Calif. – December 4, 2018 – American Energy Society is pleased to announce that it has selected Nathaniel …

Chain Open Research Opens (COR Index) Access to a Full Suite of Cryptocurrency Market Analytics

COR INDEX INC (New York, US) has released a platform for in-depth, real-time financial and economic analysis of cryptocurrency. NEW YORK CITY, US, November 29, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- COR INDEX INC (NEW YORK, US), a platform of deep analytics …

Human Rights Advocates Call on the International Community to Stand Up for Human Rights

Youth and advocates host a call to action with a march to stand up for human rights and raise awareness of human rights violations. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, November 29, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a world where …

AAS Calls for Billion Dollar War on Suicide as CDC Reports Record-Setting Increase

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, November 29, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) calls on the nation and its suicide prevention partners to address suicide at the scale of the problem. “Our Nation must …

SL Tamils are Inviting the U.S. to Save them from Chinese Invasion; the US Should Consider for Mutual Interest of Both

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, November 29, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SL Tamils are Inviting the U.S. to Save them from Chinese Invasion; the United States Should Consider this for Mutual Interest of Tamils and Americans First of all, India does …

Mavericks’ Wesley Matthews Shoots for Diapers

Every 3-pointer made by Dallas Mavericks' Wesley Matthews this NBA season will spark a diaper donation to National Diaper Bank Network. DALLAS, TX, USA, November 28, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Wesley Matthews …

Can Sexual Abuse Survivors and The Church Achieve Justice?

Church officials and sex-abuse victims are both seeking a shared resolution that provides justice to all those inflicted by clergy abuse. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, November 28, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- + Making a …

CCHR Warns Officials: Mental Health Screening and Psychotropic Drugs Can Contribute to Violence

CCHR is urging officials not to adopt mental health screening in the hope that it could reduce violence stating that such screening could worsen the issue. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, November 27, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Citizens …

Mental Health Watchdog to Host Seminar on Baker Act Rights

CCHR is hosting a seminar to educate citizens on their rights and how they can protect themselves from the abusive use of the Florida mental health law. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, November 27, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Citizens …