Politics

Daniel Moughon, an insurance salesman from Fort Worth, Texas, said he knew long-shot Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was special after listening to one of her early Iowa speeches. He's donated to her 10 times since then. Moughon is not giving millions, though. He's not even giving thousands. In fact, he has added just $273…

The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) rules limit the amount of time a nonprofit can spend on direct or indirect lobbying. The IRS rules, however, define lobbying only as work done in relation to specific federal, state or local legislation. This can present 
important issues for nonprofits as we ask the age-old question: “Is my organization lobbying or are we really just advocating and educating?” Here are some tips to keep in mind that will help you to promote your organization and its mission, while not running afoul of the lobbying rules...

Conservative lawmakers who demanded Planned Parenthood executives answer for “alleged atrocities” are holding the first in a series of congressional hearings on Wednesday on the video controversy that has rallied anti-abortion Republicans and could become the flashpoint in a battle over government shutdown. Noticeably absent from the hearing, however, is Planned Parenthood itself. The House…

Donald Trump is demanding CNN donate the advertising revenue from the next GOP debate to a charity that benefits veterans. The presidential hopeful wrote a letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker Tuesday in which he noted that ad rates for the GOP debate were being sold at a nearly 4,000 percent increase (from $5,000 to…

On July 27, in the wake of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach, The Daily Signal ran a story titled "How Obama’s Poor Judgment Led to the Chinese Hack of OPM." The Daily Signal, as it happens, is the multimedia news arm of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. And earlier this week, The Heritage Foundation was hacked...

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has used a corporate-supported nonprofit subsidiary of the state economic-development agency to pay for official trips abroad, writes the Indianapolis Star. The Indiana Economic Development Foundation has raised nearly $2.2 million since January 2014 from companies, trade groups and governmental entities, with most of the money coming from utility firms. Pence…

Planned Parenthood on Tuesday asked a federal court to block enforcement of an order by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal that would bar patients from receiving medical care through the organization using Medicaid. Officials with the group, along with three patients who are co-plaintiffs in the case, allege that Jindal’s order is illegal and will cut…

A patrolman who appears in a video pressuring a driver to support a police fundraiser or have his car towed has been placed on desk duty, police said. Officer Matthew Zagursky embarrassed the police department and may have committed a crime, Commissioner Charles Ramsey said. On the video, the officer asked: "You and your friend…

Time magazine went deep on Donald Trump for its August cover story. And while the article spends most of its running length exploring Trump's stance on various policy issues, there's a juicy nugget buried at the bottom, when Trump addresses an upcoming debate on CNN: "So if I go to CNN and I say, 'Look, you’re going to have a massive audience,' and if I say to them, 'I want $10 million for charity, nothing for myself,' what happens?"...

Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is no stranger to odd requests, but one southern politician's campaign to solve his state's current financial woes might be a first. As Alabama's government struggles to pass a budget, state Sen. Paul Sanford launched a GoFundMe campaign to "Fund the Alabama State Government," with $300 million.