GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein’s Restoration PAC disclosed raising $51.8 million and dispersing $30.4 million in a Federal Election Commission filing for the third quarter reviewed by the Center for the Media and Democracy.
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Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Again Tops Funders of Republican AG Group in Third Quarter
The Concord Fund’s $1.5 million contribution to the Republican Attorneys General Association in the third quarter made it the top funder of the right-wing group leading opposition to abortion rights and other key aspects of President Biden’s agenda.
Super PAC Spending on Montana Senate Race Breaks Records
Montana is a must-win state for both parties in the 2024 general election for the U.S Senate, and it is shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history in terms of the cost per vote.
Turning Point Turns Into a Trump Field Operation
TPUSA, along with its political arm Turning Point Action, has emerged as one of Trump’s most loyal and valuable allies in his campaign for reelection, and has amplified his ongoing grievances with the 2020 election and unfounded claims of voter fraud.
New CMD Report: Hundreds of Public and GOP Officials in Eight Battleground States Stand Ready to Subvert the 2024 Election Results
The Center for Media and Democracy released a major new report today highlighting the elevated threat to the peaceful transition of power following this November’s national elections — more than 200 public and Republican Party officials in swing states who either deny the 2020 election results, have refused to certify previous elections, or spread disinformation about widespread voter fraud.
CMD Files IRS, Minnesota Complaints Against American Majority Alleging Civil and Criminal Violations of Tax and Campaign Finance Laws
The Center for Media and Democracy filed complaints today with the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota attorney general’s office requesting investigations into improper partisan and electoral activity by American Majority, a tax-exempt group that trains Republican candidates and party organizations on how to win elections.
Latest Effort to Purge Wisconsin Voter Rolls Bankrolled by the Bradley Foundation and Tied to Insurrectionists
On April 30, the Indiana-based Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a right-wing litigation group, filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin to gain greater access to voter registrations in the state as part of its national campaign to purge voter rolls. The group has filed similar lawsuits in at least eight other states this election cycle.
The Rise of “Pro-Labor” Conservatism
Championing labor has long been the purview of progressives, despite recent rhetoric from Republicans who claim to represent working class America.
Eight States Will Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voting in November
Americans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states.
Election Deniers Dominate Wisconsin’s GOP Congressional Primary
When Wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow, Republican candidates who tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election results or spread claims of widespread voter fraud will be on the ballot in six of eight GOP primary contests for the House, along with the race to take on two-term Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin.