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Pa. GOP Senate hopeful raises $8.4M in second quarter — edging out Dem 'royalty' rival
McCormick’s opponent is Pennsylvania Democratic Party royalty -- a senator since 2007, he's also the son of the late Bob Casey Sr., who previously governed the Keystone State.
Pa. Sen. Casey's GOP rival calls for suspension of 'negative advertising’ after Trump shooting
Pennsylvania GOP Senate hopeful Dave McCormick on Monday called for the suspension of “negative advertising” in his race against Dem incumbent Bob Casey after the near-assassination of Donald Trump.
Elon Musk donates ‘sizable amount’ to pro-Trump super PAC: report
Musk, 53, donated a “sizeable amount” of money to America PAC, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Rep. Elise Stefanik raises more than $7M in second quarter with help from Wall Street, tech moguls
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is reporting another record-breaking fundraising quarter thanks to donations from Wall Street titans like Apollo CEO Marc Rowan and Silicon Valley moguls like Netscape...
NYS public-campaign-finance fraud exposes state board's utter incompetence
In the lead-up to the June 25 primaries, the state’s Public Campaign Finance Board doled out more than $8.6 million in matching-fund payments to 69 state legislative candidates.
Kamala Harris set to inherit $240M in Democrat funds if Biden drops out -- transfer tricky for any other candidate: sources
“Biden has two real choices: Kamala inherits; or they transfer it all to the DNC,” Signum Global partners Rob Casey told The Post
Democratic donors give Biden a two-week grace period for polls to fall after debate
Any decline in the 81-year-old president’s polling numbers after those two weeks are up will become problematic and difficult for donors to stomach, a source privy to a call with...
Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg endorses Biden, gives $20 million to re-election effort
Biden, 81, awarded Bloomberg the Presidential Medal of Freedom last month during a White House ceremony.
Trump rakes in $141M in May donations, well above Biden's haul of $85M
Former President Donald Trump’s massive May fundraising haul of $141 million has left Joe Biden in the dust, after the current commander-in-chief and the Democratic National Committee raised just $85...
Ex-NY rep. received nearly $25K in salary from campaigns: 'Not a great look'
Former Rep. Mondaire Jones has received almost $25,000 in salary payments from two of his congressional campaigns, according to financial disclosures.
Democrats and allies to flood airwaves, drop more than $125M on abortion push
Democratic campaign committees, PACs and groups aligned with the party will flood the airwaves and spend more than $125 million in battleground states as part of an unprecedented push to...
Biden says 'convicted felon' Trump is running because he’s ’worried about preserving his freedoms’
Biden, 81, made the remark during a Greenwich, Conn., fundraiser, where he also accused his 2024 opponent of running for president because he is “worried about preserving his freedoms.”
Trump campaign raises $53M in first 24 hours after guilty 'hush money' verdict
The staggering sum amounts to more than $2 million in donations per hour since the verdict was read.
Trump campaign raises whopping $34.8M in six hours after historic 'hush money' conviction
Donald Trump's presidential campaign said Friday that the guilty verdict in his Manhattan hush money trial had generated a "record-shattering" $34.8 million in small dollar donations overnight.
GOP congressional campaign committees rake in $660K after Trump verdict, highest single-day haul of cycle
The official House Republican campaign arm shattered its record for the highest single-day haul of this election cycle following former President Donald Trump's unprecedented conviction in Manhattan.
'Gold Bar' Sen. Bob Menendez sitting on $3.5M campaign cash despite $2M in legal bills: FEC filings
Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez is still flush with campaign cash as he battles his indictment in court and weighs a possible independent reelection bid to the Senate.
Watchdog accuses swing-state Dem of campaign finance violations
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) has requested that the FEC investigate whether Brown, 71, and other groups associated with his campaign unlawfully solicited excessive campaign contributions during...
Trump and Republicans outraised Biden and Democrats by $25M in April
Donald Trump eclipsed Joe Biden’s April campaign fundraising haul by over $25 million as the Democratic incumbent suffered from a drop in donations last month.
House Democrats outraise House Republicans by $2 million in April
With the hefty sum, the DCCC has now raised $179 million in the 2024 election cycle and the group has $75.9 million in cash-on-hand.
House ethics panel investigating claims GOP Rep. pocketed $25K in campaign cash
The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it was probing Texas GOP Rep. Troy Nehls for allegedly diverting $25,000 in campaign funds for personal use before and during his first term...