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Election 2026 will be yet another “most expensive ever.” Total midterm ad spending has already surpassed $10 billion, and it is expected to exceed $11 billion by November. Ghastly! There’s no end to the doom and gloom about it. The Washington Post and the Guardian are shrieking about “dark money,” focusing primarily on Republicans (surprise, […]

The president’s constant presence on the campaign trail carries major risks.

Republicans redrew Congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver.

The 2026 midterm elections are set to become the most expensive on record, as Republicans pour cash into battleground races to defy history and maintain control of Congress. Political advertising spending for this year surpassed $10 billion in October, marking an all-time high, according to media tracking group AdImpact, driven by record spending in states […]

On Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg Corporate Lobbying and Influence Reporter Emily Birnbaum explains how Elon Musk’s record political giving is boosting Republican groups in the final days before the US midterms. Bloomberg News reports Musk has now contributed more than $445 million to political groups this election cycle, putting him among the biggest political contributors ever. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Birnbaum examines Republicans’ advantage in outside spending and Democrats’ strength in direct candidate fundraising, which can make their advertising dollars go further. (Source: Bloomberg)

EXCLUSIVE – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching a new digital ad campaign touting the economic records of eight incumbent House Republicans as the party fights to retain its majority in November. The issue advocacy ads boost Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Bryan Steil (R-WI), David Valadao (R-CA), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Brad […]

Cash can’t necessarily solve the challenges that Republican candidates face.

Republicans slashed $6 million in the district

The latest disclosure comes just weeks after reports that he had contributed $366 million to back Republican election efforts.

With a fresh infusion of cash to his super political action committee in the first two weeks of October, Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle and become one of the biggest-ever contributors to such groups.

Elon Musk poured another $76 million into his super PAC in the first half of October, lifting his political giving this election cycle above $442 million as he bankrolls Republicans' push to hold Congress, Politico reported Thursday. That sum already exceeds the roughly $290...

Mississippi hasn’t had a Democratic senator since 1989

Billionaire Jeff Yass gave almost $110 million to boost Republicans in the US midterm elections, making him the third-largest individual donor of this cycle and the top financial backer of embattled Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

Republicans are banking on last minute injections of cash to boost the party’s most vulnerable candidates less than two weeks out from Election Day. President Trump announced on Tuesday that his political operation will spend over $400 million to support GOP candidates, while the Republican National Committee (RNC) confirmed it is transferring $50 million...

Trump-aligned PACs are pouring hundreds of millions into House and Senate races as Republicans defend an expanding midterm election battleground map.

Incumbent Mike Lawler is fending off a challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in state’s 17th congressional district US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk’s Super Pac has spent more than $500,000 in New York’s highly competitive 17th congressional district race to help Mike Lawler, the Republican incumbent, hold on to his seat. Lawler, a moderate Republican, is fending off a challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in the Hudson valley. It is among the most-watched races that could determine whether Republicans hold on to their majority in Congress. Continue reading...

The President has promised everything from billions of dollars in aid for struggling farmers to a $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ if Republicans win in November, but he has a poor track record of following through.

Across key Senate battlegrounds, Republicans’ cash advantage hasn’t led to an equally large amount of advertising time.

President Donald Trump’s super political action committee unloaded $277 million from the start of September through the first two weeks of October to bolster Republican candidates in midterm election contests, while raking in another $25 million in fundraising.

The enormous spending by the term-limited president’s super PAC has no parallel in American history, and could offer struggling Republican candidates a lifeline.

House Republicans are entering the final two weeks of the midterms with a rare but razor-thin fundraising advantage over House Democrats. Why it matters: Democrats outraised Republicans by $84 million in 2024 and $74 million in 2022. Now, Republicans are holding their own financially even as they face mounting political headwinds. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) outraised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) by $1 million ($250 million to $249 million) so far this cycle, Axios has learned. "The NRCC spent this cycle building a war chest to amplify Republican wins and make Democrats answer for their failures," NRCC Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told Axios in a statement. By the numbers: The NRCC raised $50 million in the third quarter of 2026 and entered October with $61 million cash on hand. The DCCC raised $50.5 million in Q3, and entered October with $55.7 million cash on hand. The NRCC raised $28.5 million in September (the last month of Q3) including a $14 million transfer from the Republican National Committee, compared to $26.3 million raised by the DCCC. Between the lines: Hudson's fundraising success comes as Speaker Mike Johnson has also built a formidable fundraising operation of his own. Johnson has raised more than $220 million for House Republicans since becoming speaker in October 2023, a turnaround from early concerns about whether he could fill the void left by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's spending more than $400 million to support Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections.

President Trump said on Tuesday that he had already spent over $300 million in the midterms to help Republicans as the GOP looks to stave off major losses in both chambers of Congress. “...I am pleased to announce that, having to do with the Most Important Midterm Elections in our Country’s History, I have spent,...

The PAC has spent over $1.2 million on "media placement/media production" and "printing/postage" on Levy's campaign.

Trump said more than $300 million has already been spent to support Republicans.