WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. Alternative Dispute Resolution The Commission made public one closed case, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System. ADR 912 COMPLAINANT: FEC-Initiated RESPONDENTS: North Dakota Republican Party and Nicholas Hacker, in his official capacity as treasurer (t  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced approval of a request from North Dakota to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow North Dakota to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently authorized SNAP online retailers with a target start date to be announced at a later time. North Dakota's  more