Fox News Report: Biden’s Cabinet picks faced questions about favoritism or conflicts of interest in the last decade
Since APT’s launch earlier this year, we have remained focused on holding politicians and groups accountable for unethical behavior. With the start of a new year, our focus and momentum will not change.
After spending millions of dollars to boost vulnerable Democrat freshman, many Courier Newsroom-backed candidates fell short on Election Day.
Today, Americans for Public Trust filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Expensify and their CEO, David Barrett.…
This week, the D.C. District Court held plaintiffs had no claim against the FEC in a particular matter. In this case, Shaun McCutcheon, and his campaign, McCutcheon for Freedom, previously sought an advisory opinion from the FEC.
Despite decrying “dark money” in politics, Democratic Super Pacs–including many backing Joe Biden–are benefiting from $60 million in anonymous cash from Sixteen Thirty Fund.
This past week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing regarding the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Aside from routine questions from members regarding Judge’s Barrett’s past judicial opinions and how she’d rule in future cases, some members chose to use the confirmation process to highlight the role of dark money in the Court. One member, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, discussed, at length, the role of dark money and its influences on the court,
Today, Americans for Public Trust filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold its first hearing on Monday, October 12th for the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Hearings are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week.
The confirmation process over the last few years has yielded loud and raucous debates in the halls of the Senate chamber, and this year will be no different. And while there will be no shortage of outside groups taking sides, one thing that remains the same is that Senator Whitehouse is silent when it comes to the progressive groups influencing the confirmation process.