Doc-Destroying Dem Backs McAuliffe

Sandy Berger donates to Va. Democrat’s gubernatorial campaign
Sandy Berger, Terry McAuliffe / AP

A former Democratic national security official who admitted to stealing and destroying sensitive federal documents is supporting Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s bid for Virginia governor.

Colbert: ‘There Are Things About S.C. That Fill Me With Despair’

Comedian slams home state at D.C. fundraiser for sister's congressional campaign
Colberts (AP)

Comedian Stephen Colbert, the brother of the Democratic candidate in the special congressional election in South Carolina’s First District, attacked his home state last night during a private, Washington, D.C., fundraiser for his sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, reports National Journal’s Hotline.

Questions of Coordination

Left-wing groups engage in near-simultaneous attack on Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. Mitch McConnell / AP

Allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) say a series of attacks and ethical complaints levied against him are part of a coordinated campaign by left-wing activists, political operatives, and journalists to defeat his 2014 reelection effort.

Billionaires, Rappers, and Former Lobbyists Give to OFA

Organizing for America takes in $4.8 million in first quarter disclosures
OFA

President Barack Obama’s advocacy organization Organizing for Action (OFA) raised over $4.8 million from first-quarter donors, including the chairman of a major lobbying firm, wealthy progressives affiliated with the secretive Democracy Alliance, and a member of popular 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, according to a list of first quarter contributors released by the group today.

Lobbying for Action

OFA registers as lobbyist in NY despite anti-lobbyist positions
AP

Organizing for Action, which has pledged not to take money from lobbyists and says on their website that they will not engage in lobbying, has registered as a lobbying group in New York state, according to public records.