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Thursday, February 06, 2025 9:42:03 PM
4m ago How the federal election commission is structured
By Jessica Riga
As we reported earlier in the blog .. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/donald-trump-live-blog-icc-sanction/104908034#live-blog-post-152491 , the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) commissioner and chair said President Trump sent her a letter removing her from office "effectively immediately".
"There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners - this isn't it," Ellen Weintraub said in her post.
So, how does the FEC work?
Ellen Weintraub. (AP: Carolyn Kaster)
Well, the FEC has more than 300 employees, with six commissioners at the top.
The FEC's vice chair, James Trainor, is a Republican.
Weintraub has served as a commissioner on the FEC since 2002, according to the FEC website.
It says she has "served as a consistent voice for meaningful campaign-finance law enforcement and robust disclosure".
FEC commissioners are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
By law, no more than three commissioners can represent the same political party, and
at least four votes are required for any official commission action, the FEC website says.
17m ago
Trump's Ukraine peace plan to be revealed next week
By Riley Stuart in Washington DC
We've been talking a lot about the war in the Middle East this week, but let's not forget that Donald Trump is trying to end the war in Ukraine, too.
In fact, on the campaign trail, he promised to "end it in a day", although last month, his envoy for Ukraine, retired General Keith Kellogg, told Fox News the target was to end the war in 100 days.
There are multiple reports out today claiming Kellogg will outline Trump's peace plan to allies next week.
While Kellogg will attend the Munich Security Conference next week in Germany, and he's confirmed that he will meet with US allies there, he's also claimed that he won't reveal the plan.
"The person that's going to present the peace plan is the president of the United States, not Keith Kellogg. That [presenting the peace plan] is not going to happen next week at all," he told Newsmax.
Keith Kellogg. (Reuters: Carlos Barria)
32m ago
Tesla sales slump worldwide off the back of Elon Musk's political actions
By Jessica Riga
Let's talk business for a minute.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/donald-trump-live-blog-icc-sanction/104908034
People being fired illegally. Abject confusion around announcements to be made.
An unelected bigot welding more power than any other.
Trump's government is a fraud and a farce. It's an attempted administrative coup.
By Jessica Riga
As we reported earlier in the blog .. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/donald-trump-live-blog-icc-sanction/104908034#live-blog-post-152491 , the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) commissioner and chair said President Trump sent her a letter removing her from office "effectively immediately".
"There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners - this isn't it," Ellen Weintraub said in her post.
So, how does the FEC work?
Ellen Weintraub. (AP: Carolyn Kaster)
Well, the FEC has more than 300 employees, with six commissioners at the top.
The FEC's vice chair, James Trainor, is a Republican.
Weintraub has served as a commissioner on the FEC since 2002, according to the FEC website.
It says she has "served as a consistent voice for meaningful campaign-finance law enforcement and robust disclosure".
FEC commissioners are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
By law, no more than three commissioners can represent the same political party, and
at least four votes are required for any official commission action, the FEC website says.
17m ago
Trump's Ukraine peace plan to be revealed next week
By Riley Stuart in Washington DC
We've been talking a lot about the war in the Middle East this week, but let's not forget that Donald Trump is trying to end the war in Ukraine, too.
In fact, on the campaign trail, he promised to "end it in a day", although last month, his envoy for Ukraine, retired General Keith Kellogg, told Fox News the target was to end the war in 100 days.
There are multiple reports out today claiming Kellogg will outline Trump's peace plan to allies next week.
While Kellogg will attend the Munich Security Conference next week in Germany, and he's confirmed that he will meet with US allies there, he's also claimed that he won't reveal the plan.
"The person that's going to present the peace plan is the president of the United States, not Keith Kellogg. That [presenting the peace plan] is not going to happen next week at all," he told Newsmax.
Keith Kellogg. (Reuters: Carlos Barria)
32m ago
Tesla sales slump worldwide off the back of Elon Musk's political actions
By Jessica Riga
Let's talk business for a minute.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/donald-trump-live-blog-icc-sanction/104908034
People being fired illegally. Abject confusion around announcements to be made.
An unelected bigot welding more power than any other.
Trump's government is a fraud and a farce. It's an attempted administrative coup.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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