FEC deadlocked on 'dark money'

A rare open Federal Election Commission meeting attempted to placate the competing concerns of campaign finance activists. But at the end of the day-long hearing and comments from 30 witnesses, the FEC was likely as deadlocked as ever on how to increase disclosure rules around so-called “dark money” and whether funding behind Internet advertisements should be reported. At the end of the marathon hearing, commissioners would not commit to asking counsel to draft an official proposal to tackle any of the issues discussed.