Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.1.26: Justices help GOP with campaign finance ruling

US Supreme Court again rejects cap on political campaign spending limits

The US Supreme Court has again struck down campaign spending limits, this time rejecting federal restrictions on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates on free speech grounds. The ruling on Tuesday comes as major Republican committees head towards the November midterm elections with a significant cash advantage over their Democratic counterparts. Siding with Vice-President J.D. Vance and other Republican challengers, the court ruled 6-3 that a cap on the amount of...

SCOTUS Clears Way for Coordination With Candidates, Parties in Fundraising

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, further removed restrictions on campaign fundraising. Justices heard arguments in December in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, and a majority seemed inclined to further roll back campaign finance limits. The majority on Tuesday held that the Federal Election Campaign Act’s limits on political-party coordinated-expenditures violate...

Supreme Court Unleashes Political Party Spending, Strikes Down Longtime Campaign Caps

In a sweeping decision that fundamentally alters American campaign finance, the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026, that federal restrictions on political party spending coordinated with candidates violate the First Amendment. The 6–3 ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission explicitly overrules the court’s 2001 decision in FEC v. Colorado Republican [] Supreme Court Unleashes Political Party Spending, Strikes Down Longtime Campaign Caps

Supreme Court Overturns Campaign Finance Limits

The Supreme Court has issued a landmark 6-3 ruling, striking down limits on the amounts political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. This decision, which cited First Amendment violations, has significant implications for campaign finance and was supported by the Trump administration. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

The Supreme Court Restores Some Common Sense To Campaign Finance

The Supreme Court got this one right. In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, decided today, the court struck down the federal limits on coordinated expenditures between political parties and their candidates. The vote was 6–3, with Justice Kavanaugh writing for the majority, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, ...

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Justice Elena Kagan warns Supreme Court decision on campaign finance rules ‘ushers in untold harm’

The Supreme Court decision to strike down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates could open the door to larger donations and renewed political corruption, the court’s liberal justices warned in dissent. Writing for the three-justice minority, Justice Elena Kagan said the majority had rewritten campaign finance rules by allowing wealthy donors to...

Democrats say campaign finance ruling an ‘invitation for corruption’

Democratic campaigns fumed Tuesday at the Supreme Court for striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a conservative 6-3 majority ruling that is set to open the donor floodgates for the midterm elections. Democrats fear it will buoy Senate Republicans in particular, who mounted the legal challenge over First Amendment claims []

Supreme Court strikes down campaign finance limit in major ruling

Supreme Court overturns coordinated spending limits 6-3, reshaping campaign finance rules and raising new concerns about money in politics. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/30/supreme-court-campaign-money-vance-trump-republican/87895279007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

SCOTUS Hands Republicans A Big Win

Republicans won a major campaign finance case at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, and Vice President J.D. Vance has a direct connection to how the challenge began. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down federal limits on how much political parties can spend on campaign activities coordinated with their own candidates, USA Today [] The post SCOTUS Hands Republicans A Big Win appeared first on Red Right Patriot.

Liberal Justices Raise Alarm on Corruption in Fiery Dissent

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyThe three liberal justices on the Supreme Court slammed the country’s highest court for ushering in an era of blatant political corruption with a landmark decision on Wednesday.In a 6-to-3 decision, the court’s conservative majority lifted the federal limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with a candidate. The decision is a victory for Republicans heading into the midterms after the National Republican Senatorial Committee challenged the campaign finance law, arguing the limits violate the First Amendment. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Supreme Court Got it Right on Campaign Financing

This writer has been a critic of the 1974 Campaign Finance law since it was passed — and I have expressed my opinion in commentaries several times since. Restricting contributions to campaigns was a boneheaded idea that never worked to curb the flow of money into campaigns — but has had many unfortunate unintended consequences. [] The post Supreme Court Got it Right on Campaign Financing appeared first on The Punching Bag Post.

Leela Gray clears $1M mark in effort to unseat Anna Paulina Luna

The Democrat closed the quarter with 750K in cash on hand. The post Leela Gray clears 1M mark in effort to unseat Anna Paulina Luna appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court’s conservative justices were again [] The post Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal appeared first on Loonie Politics.

What Campaign Finance Ruling Means for Democrats

What Campaign Finance Ruling Means for Democrats

Supreme Court Axes Coordinated Campaign Spending Limits Before 2026 Midterms

The Supreme Court struck down federal limits on coordinated campaign spending between political parties and candidates, a major campaign finance ruling that could reshape how national parties fund competitive races before the 2026 midterm elections.

Supreme Court transforms campaign finance rules, lifting limits on party spending

The Supreme Court's conservative majority transformed campaign finance laws, lifting limits on how much political parties can spend on advertising and other expenses in coordination with candidates. Geoff Bennett discussed the decision with Rick Gasen, a professor of law and political science at UCLA.

Supreme Court decision loosening campaign finance rules could be boon for Paxton in Senate race

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down caps on coordinated spending by political parties and candidates could boost GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, giving national Republicans a new tool to eat into James Talarico’s fundraising edge. The 6-to-3 decision eliminated federal limits on how much political parties could spend on expenses like advertising [] The post Supreme Court decision loosening campaign finance rules could be boon for Paxton in Senate race appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Ohio May Be the Sleeper Senate Race of the Midterms

Left: Democrat Sherrod Brown, a former U.S. senator, speaks at an event in Cleveland in May. Right: Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in Washington in March. —Brown: Sue Ogrocki—AP; Huster: Jacquelyn Martin—AP Let’s call it a Red State Reset. A raft of klieg-light Senate candidates are driving coverage of Democrats looking to []

Michigan Democratic Senate primary narrows to one-on-one matchup 

In today’s issue: One of the most contentious Democratic Senate primaries this year is now set to be a head-to-head matchup between the two wings of the party. Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) suspended her campaign Sunday after seeing a significant drop in polls. That leaves the contest between moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and progressive former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed. The timing is critical, as...

The Roberts Court Knocks Down One of the Last Campaign Finance Rules

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down yet another campaign finance restriction in what has become its years-long aim to obliterate regulations governing money in politics. In a decision that broke down along party lines, the six Republican appointees lifted limits on how much parties and candidates could spend in coordination with each other. The []

SCOTUS Smacks Down Limits On Political Party-Candidate Spending Coordination

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that federal limits on political party-candidate spending coordination are unconstitutional. The ruling was 6-3, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in the dissent. The case, known as NRSC v. FEC, stems from a 2022 challenge to a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act []

BREAKING: The Supreme Court Hands Down New Ruling on Campaign Finance

BREAKING: The Supreme Court Hands Down New Ruling on Campaign Finance

Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in 'shockingly wrong' mail ballot ruling

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faced the wrath of conservatives on social media on Monday after she authored the majority opinion ruling in favor of a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted in elections even if they are received after Election Day. The court was split 5-4 on the ruling with Barrett, appointed by President Donald Trump, writing the majority opinion joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Supreme Court strikes down campaign coordination limits

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court overturned a key campaign finance restriction in a decision issued Tuesday, clearing the way for political parties nationwide to spend unlimited amounts on behalf of candidates in federal elections. The 6-3 ...

Fact-checking Florida Republicans’ Sunshine State Showdown

Fact-checking Florida Republicans’ Sunshine State Showdown

Trump Court makes American politics more corrupt

The Court’s latest campaign finance decision was mostly buried by other news such as straightforward constitutional nullification getting four votes, as well as the Court gutting longstanding campaign finance regulations being a Trump-does-self-dealing story. But I don’t think it’s a trivial holding at all. Kagan’s dissent lays out the context of the holding concisely: Indeed, [] The post Trump Court makes American politics more corrupt appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

The Gap Between Texas and California Gas Prices Is Now $5 a Gallon — and a GOP Candidate for Governor Wants Voters to Know It

The Republican gubernatorial candidate blamed Democratic policies, but analysts point to refinery closures and the Iran conflict as key factors. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post The Gap Between Texas and California Gas Prices Is Now 5 a Gallon — and a GOP Candidate for Governor Wants Voters to Know It appeared first on The Daily Dot.

[Photo] 🚨Supreme Court to hear case next term on challenges to Arizona’s efforts to remove no [...]

Supreme Court to hear case next term on challenges to Arizona’s efforts to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls. Read more in article linked below. https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/27/trump-doj-asks-scotus-to-weigh-arizonas-commonsense-proof-of-citizenship-laws/

California Dems Thought Now Would Be a Good Time for Another Gas Tax Hike. Where's Gavin Newsom?

California Dems Thought Now Would Be a Good Time for Another Gas Tax Hike. Where's Gavin Newsom?

The Roberts Court closes the courthouse door — and the border

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter scrutinizes a 6-3 barrage ahead of the term’s final rulings and beats the drum for fuller court transparency. The post The Roberts Court closes the courthouse door — and the border appeared first on MS NOW.

Dems dump millions into ad campaign against Collins on abortion rights

A pro-Democratic group has spent millions to launch an ad campaign against Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, over her record on abortion as the Democratic Party’s ticket appears in shambles over the impending withdrawal of nominee Graham Platner. Collins has long positioned herself as a pro-choice Republican, though she ultimately voted to confirm Supreme Court Associate []...Click to read more