Campaign Finance
How a Record Cash Haul Vanished for Senate Republicans
The Senate Republican refund rate equals 6.6 percent of direct individual donations this cycle; the Senate Democratic committee’s rate is 1.67 percent. WinRed declined to comment on stopping the Senate committee from using the tactic. The committee is still using the “reply YES to donate” function in texts, but it is now disclosing itself as […]
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Democrats Gamble With Ads That Highlight Far-Right Candidates
The Pain of Redistricting: Representative Jerrold Nadler defeated his longtime congressional neighbor, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, after the powerful Manhattan Democrats’ districts were unexpectedly combined. A Post-Roe Test: The win for Pat Ryan, a Democrat, in a special election in New York’s Hudson Valley offers one of the clearest signs yet that abortion can be a powerful […]
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Doug Mastriano Faces Criticism Over His Backing From Antisemitic Ally
Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, is under increasing scrutiny over his connections to the far-right social media platform Gab and its founder, who has repeatedly made antisemitic remarks defending their ties. Early this month, news emerged that Mr. Mastriano’s campaign had paid Gab, a haven for white nationalists and users banned […]
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Democratic Group Sues the Federal Election Commission Over Trump’s 2024 Hinting
A Democratic super PAC filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, seeking to force officials to take action against Donald J. Trump for all but running for president in 2024 without having declared himself a candidate. The suit comes more than four months after the group, American Bridge, lodged a complaint with […]
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Liz Cheney’s Latest Fans: Democratic Donors
WASHINGTON — As one of the nation’s biggest Democratic donors, the film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg helped make Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton into Hollywood darlings. But this year, he is backing a surprise candidate: Representative Liz Cheney, the staunchly conservative Wyoming Republican. “We agree on little, if anything,” Mr. Katzenberg said in an interview. “But […]
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MAGA Voters Send a $50 Million G.O.P. Plan Off the Rails in Illinois
LINCOLN, Ill. — Darren Bailey, the front-runner in the Republican primary for governor of Illinois, was finishing his stump speech last week at a senior center in this Central Illinois town when a voice called out: “Can we pray for you?” Mr. Bailey readily agreed. The speaker, a youth mentor from Lincoln named Kathy Schmidt, […]
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DUI Arrest of Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Illuminates the Speaker’s California Life
Speaker Nancy Pelosi had just urged Brown University graduates to stay resilient and summon their “better angels” on Memorial Day weekend when she was forced to turn her attention to a less uplifting situation: her husband’s arrest in California. The details emerging from the incident were not especially flattering. The night before, May 28, Paul […]
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Jan. 6 Panel Puts Trump Fund-Raising Tactics Under Scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Since Election Day in 2020, Donald J. Trump and his close allies have raised more than $390 million through aggressive fund-raising solicitations promising bold political actions, including fighting to overturn his re-election campaign defeat, helping allied candidates win their own campaigns and fighting “to save America from Joe Biden and the radical left.” […]
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Bernie Sanders Prepares for ‘War’ With AIPAC and Its Super PAC
In North Carolina, Nida Allam, the Sanders-backed candidate, lost to Valerie Foushee, a state legislator, in an open congressional race. Ms. Foushee’s campaign was supported by nearly $3.5 million in spending from two pro-Israel groups and a super PAC linked to a cryptocurrency billionaire. Super PAC spending for Ms. Allam was $370,000. Maya Handa, Ms. […]
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