Tag: Campaign finance
National Enquirer owner fined for illegal Trump campaign aid
A federal election watchdog fined the publisher of the National Enquirer $187,500 for squelching the story of a former Playboy model who claimed she'd...
Liz Cheney spent $58K on security after impeachment vote
CASPER, Wyo. — The Federal Elections Commission has released financial filings that show Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney spent $58,500 on security from January...
Ex-campaign manager for Ohio U.S. Rep pleads guilty to theft
CINCINNATI — A former campaign manager for a veteran member of Congress pleaded guilty Friday to two federal counts in a case alleging he...
Gov: Giuliani associates not entitled to raid data for trial
NEW YORK — Prosecutors on Wednesday said they don’t plan to use materials from recent raids on Rudy Giuliani’s home and office at an...
GOP donor, investor, philanthropist Foster Friess dies at 81
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Republican political donor, investor and philanthropist Foster Friess died Thursday. He was 81.
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France’s Sarkozy goes on trial over 2012 campaign financing
PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Thursday on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed, a...
Justin Fairfax’s bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and even after being accused by two women of sexual...
Mayor’s husband arrested in Rochester, charges still secret
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The husband of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren was awaiting arraignment on criminal charges Thursday following a police search of the house...
Defense contractor’s Senate campaign donations investigated
HONOLULU — U.S authorities are investigating allegations that a Hawaii-based defense contractor illegally donated $150,000 to the reelection fund of a Maine senator who...
St. Louis man who waved gun at protesters may vie for Senate
Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis personal injury lawyer who gained national attention after he and his wife waved guns at racial injustice protesters who...