Citizens United, now represented by former Solicitor General Ted Olson, has filed a brief with the Supreme Court that harshly confronts the electioneering communications rules. Citizens United went to court challenging these federal rules as applied to its film entitled Hillary: The Movie and its ads promoting the film. The law prohibits corporations and nonprofits from airing broadcast ads which refer to a federal candidate 30 days before a primary election; Citizens United is a 501(c)(4).

On Jan. 16 the House Office of the Clerk and the Secretary of the Senate published revised guidance for complying with the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), as updated by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA). It applies to any organization that registers under the LDA.

On Jan. 12, the White House released a report asserting that its office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives has been a success. The report titled "Innovations in Compassion The Faith-Based and Community Initiative: A Final Report to the Armies of Compassion," detailing the expanding federal partnerships with faith-based and other community organizations. Overall, the report maintains that because of the program and the increase in funding to faith-based nonprofits, thousands of lives have been improved.