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GOLDEN PARACHUTE
As Ronna McDaniel fights with NBC fulfilling her canceled contract, she was able to squeeze the RNC for nearly $120,000.
Mini Racker is a politics reporter with The Daily Beast covering campaigns. She previously worked as a staff writer covering national politics at TIME. Before that, she was a writer and editor at National Journal's Hotline and interned for the Los Angeles Times in Sacramento. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in poetry.
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AND THE LAW WON
Republicans finally had a good fundraising quarter. But underneath the good headlines are some stark truths—and an FEC rule that could give Republicans a big boost.
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TO HIS CREDIT
Dave McCormick gave more than $14 million to his own 2022 campaign, but he still spent tens of thousands of donor dollars he wasn’t allowed to touch.
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GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE
The DLCC brought in almost $7 million over three months, but that number has been dwarfed by presidential fundraising.
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CRUZ CONTROL
Ted Cruz is once again pushing the bounds of campaign finance laws, this time with his super PAC pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars for his podcast appearances.
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GREEN NEW DEAL
A Justice Department subpoena indicates that feds may be looking at Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR) and her efforts to help a large cannabis company.
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‘DOWN BALLOT DEFENDERS’
The Dem group in charge of winning statehouses just saw its best first quarter ever—and there’s good reason to believe they’ll be able to keep up the fundraising influx.
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YASS KWEEN
The New York Times recently reported that Jeffrey Yass plans to make a “significant donation” to Trump’s political operation. The reality is more complicated.