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Because the FEC narrowly interprets rules, Last Best Place PAC can run ads without a 48-hour notice of expenditure A shadowy super PAC behind millions of dollars worth of television ads in Montana is showing voters how rules and regulations set by…

People arrive to cast their ballot during early voting in Minnesota on September 20, 2024. While there are still five weeks until Election Day, voting is already underway across the country and a CNN review suggests pre-election voting this year will…

Tim Sheehy’s aerial firefighting company has provided him with planes and office space for his campaign Retired Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy’s Senate campaign is crucial to the Republicans’ hopes of taking back the chamber. The founder and CEO of Bridger…

The Arizona senator, who hasn’t said if she’ll run again, raised almost $200,000 from donors who have given thousands to Republicans over the years As she weighs a reelection bid, Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has garnered support from big-money…

When Republican Dave McCormick launched his Senate campaign in Pittsburgh last month, he went into painstaking detail about his Pennsylvania roots. His ancestors, he said, have been in the commonwealth for 200 years. “I’m Pennsylvania first,” he told…

Senate Republican candidates over the last few election cycles have been outraised by their Democratic opponents, so this cycle, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has prioritized recruiting wealthy candidates that can self-fund their…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks as former President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2024. Some of the world’s wealthiest figures – led by conservative donor Miriam Adelson and tech billionaire Elon Musk…

Patients For Affordable Drugs Action spent millions to boost Menendez in his 2018 campaign - but won't say if they will back him in 2024 Most Democrats have ditched Sen. Bob Menendez after he was indicted on bribery charges and accused by federal…

Virginia Rep. Bob Good speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2024. A rancorous Republican congressional primary in Virginia that has been a proxy fight amid larger party divisions is heading toward a recount. House…

Sen. Joe Manchin speaks during a "Politics & Eggs" event at the New Hampshire Institute Politics at St. Anselm College on January 12 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a longtime moderate Democrat, announced on Friday…

When Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker last fall, Republican operatives were concerned that his successor, Mike Johnson, would not be able to replicate his fundraising prowess. So far, those concerns appear valid, new federal filings show.

A source told The Messenger that the spending was aimed at ensuring Sen. Joe Manchin didn’t decide to get back into the race. A super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell funded a PAC that spent $895,000 on ads in the West Virginia…

Montana's Senate race will be crucial in determining who controls the Senate come 2025, and candidates are stockpiling cash in what will be one of the most expensive Senate races in the country next year. The incumbent, Democratic Sen. Jon Tester,…

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican who served seven terms in the House of Representatives and retired in 2015, is looking to get back into the game. He’s running for the GOP nomination in Michigan’s open Senate seat after Democratic Sen. Debbie…

Texas Rep. Colin Allred launched this first television ad of his uphill bid to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred, who is serving his third term in a Dallas-area House district, launched a biographical TV spot running in the Houston and Dallas…

Fresh off an easy victory in the New Hampshire primary, former President Donald Trump continues to lead President Joe Biden in a head-to-head matchup, according to the latest Messenger/Harris poll conducted by HarrisX. The poll, conducted online Jan.…

Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, who is challenging Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, announced raising $1.54 million in the final quarter of 2023, spanning October through December. Kunce, the runner-up in the 2022 Missouri Democratic Senate primary, has…

Nella Domenici, the daughter of former New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici who just launched a Senate bid, has already received the necessary signatures to get on the primary ballot, a sign that Republicans are taking her candidacy and her chances of…

Former President Donald Trump, fresh off a victory at the Iowa caucuses, maintained his lead over President Joe Biden in the general election, according to a new Messenger/Harris poll conducted by HarrisX. The poll, conducted online Jan. 16-17 among…

Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, seeking to flip a Senate seat in Texas, will report having $10 million cash on hand entering 2024. Allred, a Dallas-area congressman, announced raising $4.8 million in the final quarter of 2023, spanning October through…