Contribution Limits
Top Democratic super PAC launches online barrage against Trump on economy
POLITICO reports that Democratic super PAC Priorities USA “is starting to spend at least $1 million a month online attacking President Donald Trump’s record on the economy, the group announced Tuesday.”
Read MoreDemocrats’ ban on lobbyists’ cash isn’t as strict as it seems
POLITICO reports that “[c]ampaigns won’t take money from registered lobbyists but will accept it from those who work in other sectors of the influence business.”
Read MoreDe Blasio’s presidential campaign raised a third of its money from donors with city business
Daily News reports that “Mayor de Blasio’s presidential campaign is powered by donations rife with possible conflicts. At least $370,000 in contributions to de Blasio 2020 are tied to people and entities with business or interests before the city, an analysis by the Daily News found.”
Read MoreTom Steyer announces 2020 bid, reversing course
Fox News reports that billionaire Tom Steyer has changed his mind and is now running for the Democratic presidential nomination. He “reportedly will invest $100 milion of his own money into his presidential campaign.”
Read MoreWarren rakes in $19 million despite no fundraisers
POLITICO reports that “Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign announced Monday she raised $19.1 million in the second quarter of the year, more than tripling her first-quarter total despite holding no fundraisers” surpassing “both Bernie Sanders ($18 million) and Kamala Harris ($12 million)” and coming “close to Joe Biden ($21.5 milllion).”
Read MoreTom Steyer Is Telling Allies He’s Running for President
The Atlantic reports that “billionaire investor Tom Steyer, who in the past decade has been both the top Democratic donor in the country and the prime engine for pushing for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, appears ready to become Democratic candidate No. 26.”
Read MoreFacing negative polls and internal tensions, Trump plans to launch reelection bid with Orlando rally
The Washington Post reports that President Trump will “formally launch his reelection bid Tuesday” June 18, while “his allies are trying to tamp down headlines that depict his campaign as trailing top Democrats, beset by withering leaks and unable to keep internal tensions from spilling into public view.”
Read MoreTrump says he’d consider accepting information from foreign governments on his opponents
Washington Post reports that President Trump “said he would consider accepting information on his political opponents from a foreign government, despite the concerns raised by the intelligence community and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III over Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election” and that “he wouldn’t necessarily alert the FBI if a foreign country approached his…
Read MoreJOHN KASICH THROWS IN THE TOWEL, ADMITS IT’S TRUMP’S PARTY NOW
Vanity Fair reports that “[a]fter over a year of hand-wringing and evasive answers, former Ohio Gov. John Kasich made it clear Friday that he likely won’t be entering the 2020 fray.”
Read MoreMayor Bill de Blasio Enters 2020 Race for President
The New York Times reports that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is running for president.
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