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Florida Lawmakers Suggest Using Taxpayer Dollars To Pay Trump's Legal Bills

Donald Trump spent $19 million of Super PAC money on lawyers in the first half of 2023.

Florida is proposing a new legislation to create the 'Florida Freedom Fighters Fund' to cover legal costs for residents running for president who face legal attacks. [ more ]

Above the Law

Law

Donald Trump Super PAC Spent Almost $2M On Biglaw Firms In First Half Of 2023

Firms get paid when Trump pays attorneys from his Super PAC

FEC reports reveal the firms that billed Trump over the first half of last year [ more ]

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Top Democratic Donor, Reid Hoffman, Gives $250,000 to a Nikki Haley Super PAC

Reid Hoffman, a major Democratic donor and co-founder of LinkedIn, has donated $250,000 to a super PAC supporting Nikki Haley as an alternative to Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary race.

The donation from a prominent Democrat to a Republican super PAC is rare and could lead to backlash. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

US Elections

Top Democratic Donor, Reid Hoffman, Gives $250,000 to a Nikki Haley Super PAC

Reid Hoffman, a major Democratic donor and co-founder of LinkedIn, has donated $250,000 to a super PAC supporting Nikki Haley as an alternative to Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary race.

The donation from a prominent Democrat to a Republican super PAC is rare and could lead to backlash. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

US news

Upheaval Continues at DeSantis Super PAC as Another Top Official Departs

The super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis in his presidential campaign has undergone another shake-up, with the firing of its new CEO after just nine days on the job.

More departures are possible within the super PAC, Never Back Down, which is experiencing its third round of upheaval in recent weeks. [ more ]

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US Elections

Tim Scott's Campaign Collapse: Debate Flops, Mistrust and an AWOL Billionaire

Tim Scott's presidential campaign was struggling, with poor debate performances, ineffective ads, and low fundraising.

Billionaire Larry Ellison, expected to be a major donor to Scott's super PAC, did not donate anything to the group.

Scott's campaign manager announced a last-ditch move to Iowa, but many believed his candidacy had already run its course. [ more ]

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1 week ago

California

New Progressive PAC Targets 8 Key House Races in California

Democrats managed to avert a red wave in the 2022 midterms by forming a super PAC in California to support swing district candidates. [ more ]

Coindesk

2 months ago

Cryptocurrency

Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Raises $4.9M From Winklevoss Twins: Report

Fairshake received $4.9 million funding from Winklevoss twins for crypto-friendly candidates

Fairshake has raised over $85 million to support leaders endorsing crypto [ more ]

POLITICO

2 months ago

US Elections

Crypto attorney weighs challenging Warren

The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up efforts to influence the 2024 elections.

A pro-crypto Republican is running to challenge Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown in Ohio. [ more ]

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2 months ago

Crypto PAC Jumps Into Senate Race, Opposing Katie Porter in California

New crypto-focused super PAC, Fairshake, is making a multimillion-dollar bet to try and defeat Democrat Katie Porter in the California Senate primary.

Fairshake has received significant funding from major cryptocurrency players such as Coinbase, Ripple Labs, and Andreessen Horowitz. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Here's How Much Cash Ron DeSantis Lit on Fire Against Trump

Governor Ron DeSantis's failed presidential bid cost over $160 million, making it one of the most expensive in modern Republican primary elections.

The money spent by DeSantis and his allied super PACs went towards television advertising, private airfare, and donations to campaigns of elected officials who endorsed DeSantis. [ more ]

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Top Democratic Donor, Reid Hoffman, Gives $250,000 to a Nikki Haley Super PAC

Reid Hoffman, a major Democratic donor and co-founder of LinkedIn, has donated $250,000 to a super PAC supporting Nikki Haley as an alternative to Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary race.

The donation from a prominent Democrat to a Republican super PAC is rare and could lead to backlash. [ more ]

www.npr.org

Left-wing politics

Biden wins the New Hampshire primary after Democrats write him on the ballot

President Biden won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, even though he wasn't on the printed ballot.

New Hampshire held its primary despite the Democratic National Committee choosing South Carolina as the first primary of the year. [ more ]

Theregister

Artificial intelligence

Developer of Dean Phillips bot suspended by OpenAI

OpenAI banned a developer for violating its T&Cs by creating a ChatGPT-powered bot mimicking Congressman Dean Phillips

The bot was created by a super PAC called 'We Deserve Better' with ties to Silicon Valley [ more ]

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