India’s Supreme Court Rules on Campaign Donations
On Thursday, February 22, 2024, India’s highest court, the Supreme Court of India, changed how political parties can receive money for election campaigns. The court struck down a system called “electoral bonds” that allowed people and companies to give money to political parties anonymously, or without revealing who they were. Electoral Bonds The electoral bonds […]
Dollar for Dollar: Which Candidate is “Winning”?
The most recent story on Election Central updates the financial race in the race to the White House. Fundraising is at the heart of every political campaign. Money is needed to purchase expensive television and print ads, radio spots, campaign literature, travel, event space, and pretty much everything else a candidate needs to get his […]
Trump’s Campaign Financing Success
This week’s story update on Election Central gives you more details on Trump’s fundraising success in spite of the impeachment inquiry controversy. The impeachment inquiry focused on President Trump has been big news in the last week. You might, therefore, think that this would be bad for his upcoming 2020 presidential reelection campaign. But so […]
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Hundreds Killed in Sri Lanka Bombing On Easter Sunday, 253 people–including at least 45 children, 42 foreign nationals, and three police officers–were killed in a series of suicide bombing attacks in three Christian churches and three resort hotels in Sri Lanka. In addition, at least 500 people were injured. A few days later, during a […]
Michael Cohen Sentenced
Back in August, Election Central brought you the story of the arrest of Michael D. Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney. At that time, Cohen pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance law, several counts of tax evasion, and one count of bank fraud. On December 12, he was sentenced to three years in prison. Here, […]
The Price of Politics
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site examines the recent controversy surrounding President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s no secret that Donald Trump has changed the political playing field. In fact, in the recent May primaries, it often seemed like most of the candidates spent more time […]
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Shooting at Fort Hood On April 2, Army Specialist Ivan Lopez opened fire on his colleagues at the Fort Hood military base located in central Texas. Three people were killed and sixteen others were wounded before the gunman killed himself. A 34-year-old veteran of the Iraq War , Lopez was said to have been distraught […]