Tag: PAC

Bellevue man donates $1 million to Trump super PAC

A Bellevue man donated $1 million to a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports Donald Trump just a day after he became a convicted felon. According to a new Federal Election Commission filing, wealth manager Walter P. Schlaepfer made the donation to Make America Great Again, LLC on May 31. It was the single largest pro-Trump contribution from […]

Trump’s PAC, Which Pays His Legal Bills, Is Nearly Out of Cash

The political account that former President Donald Trump has been using to pay his sizable legal bills has dwindled to less than $4 million in the bank, after accounting for its debt, according to new federal election filings. So far in 2024, Trump is averaging nearly $5 million per month in spending through his political […]

Conservative billionaire Timothy Mellon gives $50 million to pro-Trump super PAC

By Jason Lange (Reuters) – Conservative billionaire Timothy Mellon, an heir of the Pittsburgh-based Mellon banking family, gave $50 million last month to a super PAC supporting Republican Donald Trump‘s presidential bid, according to a federal disclosure filed on Thursday. The super PAC, known as MAGA Inc, has been ramping up outlays on television ads […]

Democratic PAC accuses RFK Jr. backers of misleading petition signers

A Democratic super PAC is accusing backers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign of misleading voters in their attempts to get Kennedy on North Carolina’s ballot. In a challenge the group says it has filed with the State Board of Elections, it says people who signed petitions for ballot access were made to believe […]

Super PAC backing RFK Jr. got another $5M from GOP megadonor in April

The super PAC backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got another cash infusion from GOP megadonor Tim Mellon in April, according to the latest campaign finance report. Mellon is the largest GOP donor this campaign cycle to date, and has now given the American Values 2024 super PAC backing Kennedy’s long-shot independent presidential bid $20 million. […]

Pro-Israel Pac pours millions into surprise candidate in Maryland primary

A pro-Israel lobby group has dropped millions into a Maryland congressional race as tensions remain high over the war in Gaza. The primary race in the third congressional district, which will be held on Tuesday, has attracted national interest thanks to the candidacy of one Democrat in particular: Harry Dunn. A former US Capitol police […]