A foundation associated with Home Depot has been the biggest funder of one of the loudest voices for war against Iran.
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With Millions in Donations From the Industry, Ramaswamy Backs Ohio Crypto Gamble
Ohio’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wants to invest taxpayer funds in crypto despite big losses in this sector and for his own company.
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America, We Have a Super PAC Problem
Dark-money groups are spending more than ever to buy elections. But eradicating the super PAC plague could start with a simple pledge.
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Special-Interest Super PACs Underperform in Illinois
Only two of four AIPAC-backed Democratic House candidates won, despite tens of millions in spending.
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Illinois Senate Primary Features Millions in Outside Spending, Too
While the Democratic House primaries have gotten more attention, overlapping situational expenditures have boosted all three main contenders.
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Two Progressives Fight AIPAC (and Each Other) in IL-09
It’s a two-way race between Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh, but neither is counting out AIPAC-backed Laura Fine.
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In Illinois’s Eighth District, AIPAC and AI Try to Buy a Seat
Pro-corporate Melissa Bean is massively outraising Junaid Ahmed, her main progressive challenger.
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Democrats Already Jostling to Oppose Trump’s War on Iran
In North Carolina, primary challenger Nida Allam is betting that the most credible critic of the latest joint Trump-Israel war will win.
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AI Goes to Bat for Valerie Foushee
A super PAC funded by Anthropic, makers of Claude, is spending nearly $1 million to get the North Carolina congresswoman, who sits on a key AI commission, re-elected.
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North Carolina Congressional Race Shows Perils of Big-Money Support
Rep. Valerie Foushee benefited from millions in super PAC dollars in 2022. Now she’s being massively outspent by a progressive primary challenger.