Hillary Clinton endorsed a constitutional amendment today to reverse the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. Clinton said that the Citizens United ruling should be reversed “once and for all, even if it takes a constitutional amendment,” according to MSNBC’s Ari Melber. In Citizens United, the Court ruled that the First Amendment protects […]
“I think it’s fair to say that . . . the deck is still stacked in favor of those already at the top,” declared Hillary Clinton in Monticello, Iowa, yesterday. She might have added: And that’s why it is clear even now that I am going to be the Democratic nominee for president of the […]
In her first campaign appearance since announcing her candidacy on Sunday, Hillary Clinton called for a constitutional amendment to restrict political speech by overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Clinton also tried to frame herself as a populist by blasting CEOs and hedge fund managers. At a Tuesday roundtable event at Kirkwood Community College […]
The conservative group Citizens United is launching an advertising campaign in Utah urging residents to call U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and thank him for his conservative policies. Citizens United president David Bossie says the group wants Utah residents to recognize Lee and enable him to feel confident in his agenda. They’ve spent $200,000 on the […]
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is about to get a big boost back home in Utah from national conservative group Citizens United, which is launching a $200,000 television, radio and digital ad buy thanking Lee for his work on the conservative reform agenda. “His plan helps working families and the middle class to prosper with Utah […]
NBC’s new show American Odyssey is a retelling of Homer’s classic tale and also, according to its creators, an illustration of the dangers of Citizens United to American democracy. The show focuses on Sgt. Odelle Ballard, a woman soldier working with special forces in North Africa. Odelle’s team stumbles upon evidence that a major U.S. […]
The conservative group Citizens United is going to have to wait a bit longer for Hillary Clinton’s flight manifests from the State Department. A judge set deadlines for the State Department to begin releasing Clinton’s travel information, with the first date set for last Friday, after the group sued the agency after it failed to […]
Last week the legislatures in Indiana and Arkansas passed their own Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA), similar to the laws in 19 other states and the federal government. Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, was pummeled on national television and Indianapolis became ground zero for protesters. Opponents of Indiana’s RFRA have claimed it will legalize discrimination against […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – An upcoming South Carolina gathering that features several potential Republican presidential contenders has added another name to the guest list, organizers announced this week. Organizers of the summit organized by Citizens United and U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan told The Associated Press that former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton […]
Emails and other communications exchanged among three of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s inner circle of advisers and officials at her family’s foundation and a controversial consulting firm are at the center of the latest transparency lawsuit to hit the Department of State. Citizens United, a right-leaning activist nonprofit, sued the department March 16 […]
Citizens United filed its fourth lawsuit against the State Department on Thursday, this time seeking documents related to the agency’s Office of Inspector General during former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s tenure. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the conservative advocacy group complains that the State Department […]
Citizens United has released a devastating new video, titled, “Conflict of Interest,” which asks hard-hitting questions about Hillary Clinton’s lack of transparency in providing information to the public about her Clinton Family Foundation, which brings in over $200 million dollars in revenue each year. The video’s transcript reads: “Its 3am and your children are safe […]