Lawyers, Trump and money: Ex-president spends millions in donor cash on attorneys as legal woes grow
Donald Trumpโs political fundraising machine is raking in donations at a prodigious pace, but heโs spending tens of millions of dollars heโs bringing in to pay attorneys to deal with the escalating costs of the various criminal cases he is contending with as he moves further into the 2024 presidential campaign.
In Democratic runoff for South Texas congressional seat, nonprofit backing a candidate is accused of campaign finance violations
Michelle Vallejo faces Ruben Ramirez in a runoff for the Democratic nomination in the 15th Congressional District. A nonprofit that supports Vallejo is accused of breaking campaign finance rules.
Ted Cruz has never recouped more than $500,000 he loaned his first campaign. Heโs working to overturn the law thatโs blocked him.
The Supreme Court next month will hear arguments in his challenge to the law that prevents the repayment, prompting fears among watchdog groups that another rollback of campaign finance regulations might be looming.
Kanye West Names His VP Running Mate: Here's What We Know About Michelle Tidball
In a new interview with Forbes, West names Michelle Tidball, whom the publication refers to as "an obscure preacher from Wyoming," as his vice presidential pick. Tidball runs the website Yarash, which is a Hebrew word meaning "to seize or to inherit," and offers biblical life coaching and weekly teleconferences. Her individual life coaching is available for a suggested donation of $65 per 50-minute session. I worked as a mental health therapist for ten years and then shifted into life coaching. Forbes states that Tidball is 57, and that during a recent teleconference, she claimed she did not "watch news."
MJ Hegar maintains big fundraising lead over Royce West in U.S. Senate runoff
Hegar's runoff opponent, Royce West, took in $430,000 over a slightly shorter period, his campaign said after Hegar's announcement. West's campaign quickly followed up its fundraising announcement with some better news: the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro. West's campaign said it has built more fundraising momentum since the debate, which happened after the last date covered by the pre-runoff report. Hegar's campaign argued Thursday that her latest fundraising details show she is prepared for the general election. Wests campaign said he spent $391,000 between April 1 and June 24, while Hegars did not offer that figure.
MJ Hegar raises $1.7 million in second quarter of Democratic U.S. Senate race
MJ Hegar is facing state Sen. Royce West of Dallas in the Democratic runoff for U.S. Senate. John Jordan/The Texas TribuneMJ Hegar raised over $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2020, her campaign announced Thursday, unveiling a haul that marks her best three-month period yet while seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Hegar, the former Air Force helicopter pilot backed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, faces state Sen. Royce West of Dallas in the July 14 primary runoff to take on Cornyn. While West's second-quarter figures were not immediately available, Hegar had a major cash-on-hand advantage over him after the first quarter, $1.1 million to $121,000. Cornyn has stayed far ahead of his Democratic competition, with $12.9 million saved up by the end of March.
GOP voter registration group shutters amid coronavirus challenges
Republican Party emblems and signage are seen at the Republican Party of Texas office in downtown Austin. Eddie Gaspar/The Texas TribuneEngage Texas, the massive Republican super PAC focused on voter registration, is shutting down, citing challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the group says that the months-long pandemic has made clear that "person-to-person contact voter registration is going to be challenging for an indeterminate amount of time." "Engage Texas is proud of our highly successful voter registration efforts and believes that conservative voter registration will successfully continue through the Republican Party of Texas Volunteer Engagement Project." Texas Democrats are also prioritizing voter registration this election cycle, targeting 2.6 million Texans that are unregistered but it believes are Democrats.