A left-wing political action committee instrumental in the election of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) paid $300,000 to a company cofounded by one of the PAC’s founders.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) sent a false tweet Monday when attempting to correct a tweet that was also false.
Sen. Doug Jones (D., Ala.) raised more money from donors living abroad than from those living in Alabama, the state he represents in the U.S. Senate.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) has tried to set herself apart in the early stages of the 2020 Democratic primary fight by swearing off high-dollar fundraisers and promising “equal access” to anyone who donates to her primary campaign.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attacked Senate Republicans Monday for sitting on a bill that in actuality has not passed the House of Representatives.
With Monday marking the ninth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, first-term Rep. Gil Cisneros (D., Calif.) called on Congress to support campaign finance reform, despite his campaign benefitting from Democratic super PACs, special interest groups, and tens of thousands of dollars from the financial services industry.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, a potential contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, issued a “challenge” to every candidate likewise weighing a White House bid to refuse any and all campaign donations from political action committees.
Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D., Texas) has been removed from a list of candidates who pledged to reject fossil fuel donations over $200 after it was revealed he took multiple contributions from oil and gas executives.
