WASHINGTONPOST (Praveena Somasundaram) - Rival pro-Israel group to spend millions to target AIPAC-backed candidates
The super PAC of J Street, a liberal pro-Israel group, is spending $3 million on ads against Republicans backed by AIPAC.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Why is Trump reluctant to spend money meant to help GOP candidates? He's expecting legal battles
President Trump is finally dipping into MAGA Inc.'s campaign war chest for the midterms. According to The New York Times, Trump's PAC is spending $47 million on GOP candidates. Co-host of MS NOW's "The Weekend" Jackie Alemany, New York Times Reporter Teddy Schleifer, MS NOW Political Contributor Jason Johnson and former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya join Alicia Menendez to weigh in.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - WH official: Trump HOLDING BACK super PAC money from GOP to save it for his legal battles
Today, President Trump's GOP convention in Dallas begins ahead of the midterms. Also, a White House official says Trump is holding back super PAC money from Republicans because he wants to save it for legal battles. MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard, MS NOW White House Laura Barrón-López and Puck News Chief Washington Correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss.
NYTIMES (Theodore Schleifer, Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman) - Trump’s Super PAC Is Tied to Mystery Group Spending $25 Million on Midterms
The recently created Republican group is pumping cash into half a dozen key midterm races, with the largest amounts going toward Senate contests in New Hampshire and Alaska.
AXIOS (Mike Zapler) - Musk's PAC goes big on trans attack ads
Elon Musk's super PAC has entered the midterm campaign fray with a heavy dose of anti-trans messaging. Why it matters: America PAC isn't running a traditional persuasion campaign. It's undertaking a massive get-out-the-vote operation, with targeted ads designed to get GOP voters to the polls. - The PAC is betting trans issues will do just that. Driving the news: In a series of just-launched ads , America PAC goes after Democratic Senate candidates in four competitive races over transgender athletes, gender-transition care and other trans issues. - The PAC's emphasis on trans issues is striking because that's been a much less prominent theme in GOP Senate ads so far this election cycle, per AdImpact, which tracks political advertising.…
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Why House Republicans are pulling their $5 million from a key N.Y. battleground seat
House Republicans are effectively abandoning what was supposed to be a key battleground district in New York over concerns that their candidate, state Sen. Peter Oberacker, is too flawed to seriously compete, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Expect to see more of this cold calculus as the general election heats up, with both parties determining where their money will actually make enough of a difference to be worth spending. - In this case, the GOP has determined that New York's 19th district, a perennial battleground seat that has routinely changed hands between Democrats and Republicans over the last several election cycles, doesn't warrant the investment. - The seat, currently held by freshman Rep. Josh Riley (D-N.Y.), was one of…
NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - ‘Democrats Are Behind’: PAC Wants Party to Catch Up on A.I.
The group is starting with more than $10 million and says it intends to support midterm House candidates in swing states.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump has 'one play' for the midterms which is 'me, me, me': Journalist
President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting is leaving Americans confused ahead of the midterms. Also, Trump's super PAC donated $10 million to Ken Paxton's campaign in the Texas Senate race against James Talarico New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker, Staff Writer for The New Yorker Susan Glasser and Duke University Distinguished Fellow John Harwood join Peter Alexander to discuss the latest.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - NJ Rep. Mejia launches super PAC to back progressives
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - MAGA Inc. pours $10 million into Texas Senate race to back Paxton and target Talarico
Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC has injected $10 million into the Texas Senate race to boost Ken Paxton and attack Democrat James Talarico, raising the stakes as Republicans fight to keep a seat they’ve held for decades. The financial surge comes as Federal Election Commission filings show MAGA Inc. allocated $10 million for two major […] The post MAGA Inc. pours $10 million into Texas Senate race to back Paxton and target Talarico appeared first on American Almanac .
Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC has injected $10 million into the Texas Senate race to boost Ken Paxton and attack Democrat James Talarico, raising the stakes as Republicans fight to keep a seat they’ve held for decades. The financial surge comes as Federal Election Commission filings show MAGA Inc. allocated $10 million for two major advertisements, dividing the money evenly between supporting Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate bid and opposing state Rep. James Talarico. The payment, routed through political media company Del Ray Media, marks MAGA Inc.’s largest single expenditure of the 2026 general election cycle and underscores the national GOP’s determination to defend a seat that has not gone blue in three decades. The Hill…Open