Senate Votes to End Public Financing for Party Conventions
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The party is over, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., declared on Thursday.The Senate has voted to end public financing for political party conventions. The measure passed as an amendment to the Farm Bill by an overwh…
Move the Democratic Convention From Charlotte? Not Likely
Marc Piscotty for Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Internet-based protest movement calling for Democrats to move their summer convention from North Carolina appears to be a lost cause.“The convention is staying in Charlotte…