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System to Report Campaign Donations Restored After a Hacking Attempt

Par : John Yoon
A “bad actor” tried to breach the system, according to a Federal Election Commission email, disrupting political finance disclosures for two days during the final week of campaigning.

© Nicole Craine for The New York Times

The Federal Election Commission outage limited reporting of campaign spending in the final week before the midterms.
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Democrats Eyeing 2028 Presidential Campaigns Begin Courting Donors and Operatives

Par : Theodore Schleifer
As soon as the midterms are over, presidential contenders are going to need to raise millions, quickly.

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From left, Govs. Gavin Newsom of California, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Wes Moore of Maryland are all potential 2028 presidential candidates.
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Darline Graham Gets Help From the Data Center Industry in South Carolina Senate Race

Par : Theodore Schleifer and Emily Davies
As political fights over artificial intelligence accelerate, there is now a super PAC aligned with the data center industry. Its first bet is on Ms. Graham, a Republican in an unexpectedly tight race.

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Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina has been friendlier toward the data center industry than her Democratic opponent, trying to walk a line between backing the centers’ development as a national security necessity while stressing the need for community involvement.
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Campaigns Spend Over $1 Billion Over Two Weeks in Final Search for Votes

Par : Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun
Fueled by tens of millions from Elon Musk, President Trump’s super PAC, Michael Bloomberg and other big donors, both parties are pumping enormous amounts into the final days of the midterms.

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James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, spent more than $22 million from his campaign account in the first two weeks of October, the most of any candidate in a competitive race.
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Bernie Sanders Gives $1 Million to Bolster El-Sayed and Counter AIPAC in Michigan

Par : Shane Goldmacher
The transfer came a day after the news that the pro-Israel lobby was planning to contribute as much as $9 million to defeat the Democratic nominee for Senate.

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Senator Bernie Sanders during a rally for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit in July.
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Trump Wields an Unprecedented $277 Million in Final Midterm Stretch

Par : Theodore Schleifer
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.

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Since returning to office, President Trump has raised hundreds of millions of dollars into his super PAC, MAGA Inc., including contributions from donors and corporations with business before his administration.
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Ahead of Midterms, Justice Kagan Says Rulings Have Intensified Polarization

Par : Ann E. Marimow
The justice said during a discussion that recent Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, gerrymandering and campaign finance have deepened America’s divides.

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Justice Elena Kagan in Washington this summer. Justice Kagan, one of the court’s three liberals, has issued strongly worded dissents in individual election-related cases.
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MAGA Inc. Unleashes Millions to Turn Out Republicans At the Polls

Par : Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
MAGA Inc. is now flooding the social media platforms with targeted ads as it seeks to turn out Republicans amid the president’s historically low approval ratings.

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Mr. Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., spent more than $1.1 million in online ads on Saturday alone.
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MAGA Inc. Unleashes Millions to Turn Out Republicans At the Polls

Par : Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
MAGA Inc. is now flooding Facebook and Instagram with targeted ads as it seeks to turn out Republicans amid the president’s historically low approval ratings.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Mr. Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., spent more than $1.1 million in online ads on Saturday alone.
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Michael Bloomberg Gives $80 Million to Help Democrats in Final Midterm Push

Par : Theodore Schleifer and Benjamin Oreskes
The money from the former New York City mayor and megadonor, who is focused on ensuring a sizable Democratic House majority, will help cut into Republicans’ financial advantage.

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Michael R. Bloomberg’s donations will make him one of the largest known left-leaning donors in the midterms.
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J Street Targets Republicans Backed by AIPAC in Iowa and Pennsylvania

Par : Jennifer Medina
The liberal pro-Israel advocacy group’s ads denouncing incumbents in Iowa and Pennsylvania put it at odds with the larger organization for the first time.
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Republican National Committee Moves $50 Million to Help Midterm Candidates in Huge Cash Transfer

Par : Theodore Schleifer
The party apparatus is taking advantage of its enormous war chest, as well as a Supreme Court campaign-finance ruling this year, to send tens of millions into congressional races.

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Vice President JD Vance, appearing at a rally in Harlingen, Texas, for some of the Republican candidates in the state, has led the party’s finance operation.
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Republicans Are Vastly Outspending Democrats on Senate Races

Par : Shane Goldmacher
With Republicans seen as less likely to hold their majority in the House, the party is focusing more on the battle for the Senate, where it is vastly outspending Democrats on ads.

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Avalanche of G.O.P. Cash Keeps the Party Competitive Despite Its Problems

Par : Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun
Republican Senate and House candidates are being out-raised by their Democratic rivals, but the party has received a huge boost from groups tied to Elon Musk and President Trump.

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President Trump’s super PAC and Elon Musk have both spent enormous amounts to support Republicans in the midterms.
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Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas

Par : Theodore Schleifer
The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.

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Elon Musk lives in Austin and has major business interests in Texas.
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James Talarico Raises Quarterly Record of $64 Million in Texas Senate Race Against Ken Paxton

Par : John Yoon
The amount is the most that a Senate candidate has ever raised during that period, his campaign said, eclipsing his opponent in Texas, Ken Paxton.

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James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, during a campaign rally in Houston earlier this year.
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Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads

Par : Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.

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The Democratic Senate candidates Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Scott Colom of Mississippi, Annie Andrews of South Carolina and Angie Nixon of Florida.
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Supreme Court Again Sides With Republicans in Political TV Ad Fight

Par : Abbie VanSickle
The Trump administration had filed an emergency application asking the justices to intervene in a long-running dispute over political ad rates.

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The order was likely to be only a modest boost for the G.O.P., as the court had made its position clear in two previous rulings in recent months.
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Corruption Trial Begins for Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and City Contractors

Par : Soumya Karlamangla
In opening arguments, prosecutors said that Sheng Thao “put her power up for sale.” One lawyer for the defendants called the bribery scheme “pure fiction.”

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Sheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland, Calif., center, is on trial this week with three others on corruption charges.
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans

Par : Theodore Schleifer
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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Elon Musk has shown less public interest in elections in recent months, but he has patched up his relationship with President Trump and quietly spent enormous amounts to help Republicans in the midterms.
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