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How private donors fund political campaigns

Radio New Zealand

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June 30, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Card Stacking

Explainer - Who pays the election campaign bills for political parties?

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National Republican Senatorial Committee

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· Jul 2, 2026

The Midwesterner: Haley Stevens collects $1 million from K Street lobbyists while criticizing Abdul El-Sayed over financial transparency

Haley Stevens collects 1 million from K Street lobbyists while criticizing Abdul El-Sayed over financial transparencyVictor SkinnerThe MidwesternerJuly 1, 2026 As some Michigan U.S. Senate candidates proudly tout campaigns devoid of corporate PAC funds, Congresswoman Haley Stevens has taken a different route. The Birmingham Democrat has raked in nearly 2.3 million in corporate PAC donations []

The i Paper

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· Jul 6, 2026

The mystery over Restore’s £2.5m start-up cash

The money already in the bank for Rupert Lowe's party exposes a loophole in political donation laws

Diane Ravitch's blog

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· Jun 25, 2026

Who Are the Big Money Donors to Political Candidates?

Hundred of millions of dollars are pouring into the midterm elections. Who are the big donors? The Republicans get far more money than Democrats. This article in The Washington Post identifies them. It is a gift article. That means you can open it and read it without a subscription. https://wapo.st/3QZmR2g George Soros is by far []

WRAL News

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· Jul 1, 2026

NC budget takes aim at Legal Aid. Why critics say that will empower domestic abusers

Republican lawmakers say a privately funded program administered by a state agency is too helpful to groups that support liberal causes. They’re steering the money elsewhere.

Off The Press

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· Jul 6, 2026

GOP Reportedly Eyes Trump’s $350 Million War Chest for Midterms

President Donald Trump’s vast political fundraising operation is becoming the focus of growing concern among some Republican donors and strategists, who want to see more of its money directed toward competitive congressional races before the November midterm elections, Politico reported. Trump’s allied super PAC, MAGA Inc., has built one of the largest political war chests []...Click to read more

The Nation

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· Jul 8, 2026

An Abundance of Influence

Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, Julia Pitta A group of YIMBY big tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they're setting their sights on the rest of the country. The post An Abundance of Influence appeared first on The Nation.

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Related coverage for "How private donors fund political campaigns": National Republican Senatorial Committee — The Midwesterner: Haley Stevens collects $1 million from K Street lobbyists while criticizing Abdul El-Sayed over financial transparency. The i Paper — The mystery over Restore’s £2.5m start-up cash. Diane Ravitch's blog — Who Are the Big Money Donors to Political Candidates?. WRAL News — NC budget takes aim at Legal Aid. Why critics say that will empower domestic abusers. Off The Press — GOP Reportedly Eyes Trump’s $350 Million War Chest for Midterms. The Nation — An Abundance of Influence