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Cait Conley Rocks Rockland County at ‘End Citizens United’ Town Hall
With just days to go until Election Day, the Democratic candidate challenging incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) laid out her plans to get dark money out of politics. She said Congress can start by imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices.
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The Trump PAC That’s Attacking a Democratic House Candidate
The president’s PACs have intervened in a handful of House races, most particularly against a leading critic of data centers.
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In Ohio, Crypto Revenge Spending Runs Into a Data Center Backlash
To punish Senate Democrats for voting down an industry-backed bill, crypto interests have spent $55 million to defeat Sherrod Brown. The Big Tech money might hurt more than it helps.
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AIPAC’s Tiny Expenditure in Michigan’s Senate Race
The group got an implicit endorsement to spend against Abdul El-Sayed by his Republican opponent. But it may have come too late to do anything substantial.
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Democrats Getting Cover From Republican Spending Surge—Even If They’re Progressive
Left-leaning candidates in swing seats have received millions of dollars from party groups. House candidate Will Lawrence’s race in Michigan is emblematic.
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Will Wall Street Lose on Election Day?
Several pro-bank Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are in trouble. Crypto’s cash may not break through, either.
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AI Has Become a Punching Bag
Even the industry’s biggest tycoons are holding back on political spending, because it might hurt candidates more than it helps.
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The House Districts Where Democrats Are Still Fighting Each Other
California’s Democrat-on-Democrat races mirror left-vs.-center primary battles we’ve seen across the country.
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Republicans Running Scared in the Rio Grande Valley
Trump’s economic and immigration policies have pushed South Texas voters away from the GOP, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote blue no matter who.