Donors Want Clarification From Treasury on Political Nonprofit Gift Taxes
Committee requested information in May about the agency’s enforcement of the oft-ignored tax.
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Ethics Issues No-Fault Ruling in Schmidt Case
Jean Schmidt has to repay $500,000 for accepting legal services in violation of House ethics rules, a Congressional panel announced Friday, even as it ruled she is not at fault in the incident.
Debt Deal Emerging With Rightward Tilt
Emanuel Cleaver, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said early reports of the new deal appeared to be “a sugar-coated Satan sandwich.”
Reid Postpones Key Budget Vote
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) postponed a procedural vote on his budget plan Saturday night, just hours after Congressional Republicans announced they had re-entered negotiations with
Power Utilities: Infrastructure Nightmares
Last month, the Homeland Security Department alerted authorities across the nation to intelligence reports that terrorists might plan attacks on power plants in the weeks leading up to the 10th anniversary
Telecommunications: Easier Listening
The rules for obtaining warrants were tightened a decade later by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, written after a Senate panel known as the Church Committee unearthed decades of abuses by law
Between the Lines: GOP Lawsuit in Illinois Charges Latino Discrimination
“As a result of the Proposed Congressional Plan, Latino voters are packed into a single congressional district racially gerrymandered to capture an unnecessarily excessive super majority of Latino
Embattled Wu Resigning From Congress
“The time has come to hand on the privilege of high office,” Wu said in a statement released by his Congressional office.
Conservative RightMarch Raises Big Bucks but Gives Little
A political action committee that raised more than $1 million from tea party and conservative activists in the last election cycle spent very little of that money actually supporting candidates.
House Approves Amendments to Legislative Branch Bill
Gregg Harper, chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing, said he voted against Stutzman’s amendment because it went too far.
Ethics Panel Hires Investigator to Probe Waters Case
groups applauded the committee’s decision to appoint a special counsel, many said the House should use the opportunity to further reform the ethics process by strengthening the independent Office of Congressional
Tough Terrain for Senate Democrats
Roll Call Politics shifted the Senate race ratings after fundraising reports landed for the second quarter, as several incumbents appear safer now than they were at the beginning of the year.
Office of Congressional Ethics Handling Fewer Cases
The Office of Congressional Ethics began just 13 investigations in the first half of 2011, about a third of the number of cases that it opened during the same period last year, according to a report released
Campus Notebook: House Will Discuss Cuts on Campus
In addition to cutting Members’ budgets, the bill includes deep, multimillion-dollar cuts to almost every Congressional support agency.
Paltry Fundraising Sparks 2012 Questions
While operatives from both parties have been touting the second-quarter fundraising successes of many vulnerable incumbents, they were also poring over the new reports for clues.
Ethics Case Against Massa Reopens
Since that time, it has confirmed that it is considering referrals from the independent Office of Congressional Ethics regarding Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio), Rep.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Your regularly scheduled One-Minute Recess is being replaced to allow for the 50th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game’s pool report.
NRCC Announces First Young Guns of Cycle
The National Republican Congressional Committee re-launched its Young Guns program Wednesday by placing five GOP candidates “On the Radar.”
DCCC Robocalls Target Six Republicans on Ethics
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today will start dialing voters in the districts of six House Republicans who Democrats claim have had “ethical failures.”
Richardson Racks Up Legal Bills
The campaign reports owing Perkins Coie $99,709, and it was not clear at press time whether this is the same debt that Richardson is reporting on her personal financial disclosure.