Post Politics Now: ‘Dark money erodes public trust,’ Biden says as he pushes disclosure legislation
Today, President Biden called on Republicans to join Democrats this week in supporting Senate legislation that would require super PACs and so-called “dark money” groups to disclose donors who give $10,000 or more during an election cycle. Speaking at the White House, Biden said that “dark money erodes public trust” and invoked the name of the late senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying his “friend” supported campaign finance reforms as matter of fundamental fairness. Republicans are expected to block an attempt to pass the Disclose Act later this week.
In the House, the Rules Committee is expected to advance a bill that aims to prevent future presidents from trying to overturn election results through Congress. The full House could vote on the bill later this week. The Senate is expected to consider its own version of the legislation, inspired by President Donald Trump’s efforts to reverse the 2020 election results.
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The latest: Senate confirms Florence Pan to D.C. federal appeals court
Judge Florence Y. Pan was confirmed Tuesday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by the Senate, filling the vacancy created when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was elevated to the Supreme Court.
Sen. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) noted Pan, now serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will be the first Taiwanese American to serve on the D.C. circuit court. In 2021, Pan took Jackson’s seat on the district court when Jackson went to the appellate court.