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. […]
As the April 6 editorial “Political speech or corruption?” argued, it’s easier and easier in this post-Citizens United world for big campaign donors to attempt to influence our elected officials or even effectively select each party’s nominee months before voters get to weigh in. While we should not rush to judge Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), […]
As Congress jetted off to yet another recess, many liberals caught the first plane out of town. Here in Washington, DC the preferred airport of most Members of Congress is Ronald Reagan National Airport. Located on the banks of the Potomac it’s the fastest way out of town and back to their home districts. The […]
When comparing the potential Republican and Democrat fields for president in 2016, two things in particular absolutely jump off the page. First, the staggering discrepancy in ages when you survey the two lists is startling. For the Democrats, however, age is not the only major problem facing their presidential prospects for both today and 2020. […]
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) signed into law by Governor Mike Pence is hardly new legislation. It’s modeled on a federal law that was enacted in 1993. The public outcry Indiana’s new law has inspired is as misleading as it is misguided. In 1993 then-Congressman Charles Schumer sponsored legislation to apply a higher standard […]
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 […]
This week marked the infamous five year anniversary of Obamacare, the most detrimental piece of legislation enacted by the Obama Administration to this day. It’s hard to believe that health care in the United States, once the envy of the world, has now been converted into an unfavorable and flawed system, affecting every household in […]
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 […]