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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) campaign paid an Illinois man $7,500 in a settlement after the man sued Pelosi, her campaign, and the fundraising apparatus ActBlue over “invasive and harassing” fundraising text messages.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) hauled in a record $35 million during the first quarter of 2023 fundraising, topping the previous record of $31.5 million he set in the first quarter of 2022.

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) raised $12.3 million on Wednesday in his first fundraising event since being elected Speaker of the House.

Several Republican Senate candidates in key races were buried by an avalanche of Democrat campaign spending.

President Joe Biden arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday to attend a big ticket midterm fundraiser for Democrats at a time when his approval numbers are stuck at embarrassingly low levels and more bad inflation news is hammering average Americans.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate, outpaced Republican candidate Mehmet Oz in fundraising for the third quarter, according to the latest numbers.

Republican outside groups have reportedly poured massive amounts of money into swing states in September to reclaim the Senate by spending more than four times that of Democrat groups. 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to fundraise for Arizona’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters on Wednesday. 

John Fetterman’s campaign issued a “wake-up call” after being out-fundraised and outspent by Mehmet Oz and other Republican Super PACs supporting Oz’s candidacy for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to an internal memo obtained by Politico.

Less than two months before Election Day, when the Republicans are projected to win the majority, Democrat lawmakers — especially those retiring — have lagged on making their expected contributions to the DCCC.

Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowa’s lone congressional Democrat, attacks her colleagues in the House who take money from corporations and PACs despite previously breaking her own pledge not to take PAC money.

Senate Republican hopefuls in the ten most competitive Senate races struggle with “small-dollar” campaign contributions compared to their Democrat opponents, according to an Axios analysis of the Federal Election Commission fundraising data. At the same time, former President Donald Trump’s donations of less than $200 have flourished. 

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania endorsed by former President Donald Trump, claimed the “MAGA movement is dying” in a fundraising message sent to his supporters. 

The House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy-aligned super PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), announced on Thursday it shattered its previous fundraising record, raising a combined $226 million with its policy partner and having a $130.4 million war chest heading into the fall.

An incredible sum of money has been raised for a loyal Burger King Employee who was presented with a lame gift after 27 years of working at the company.

A Burger King employee who had worked for 27 years at a franchise in the McCarran Airport in Las Vegas was given a lackluster gift by the company despite having never taken a day off. Thankfully, through the kindness of strangers and a Hollywood film actor, the employee was able to receive a much more meaningful gift.

The Democrats National Committee (DNC) looked to monetize the partisan, anti-Trump January 6 Select Committee by sending out fundraising emails to supporters shortly after its “findings” started to air on primetime television Thursday night.

Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), who was previously caught paying her family members campaign cash, has continued to pay her children in the first fundraising quarter, including herself, with a $250 of “petty cash,” possibly breaking the law.

Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters, looking to take on Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) if he makes it past the primary, raised over $1.16 million in the first three months of the year, outraising the top of the Republican field with individual contributions.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) has reportedly given multiple family members over $200,000 in campaign cash over the recent years.

Former President Donald Trump remains a fundraising juggernaut over a year out of the White House, with over $19 million raised in the last quarter and $124 million in cash spread across all of his entities.

As her popularity reaches new lows, Vice President Kamala Harris is retreating to one of the few places she knows she’ll get a warm reception — Hollywood.

New Hampshire’s First Congressional District Republican candidate Matt Mowers announced a historic record campaign fundraising haul of nearly $1.2 million raised so far this election cycle, as he looks to advance out of his party’s primary and unseat Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) in November.

Republican Governors Association (RGA), a group aimed at helping Republican governors get elected, announced a record $33.1 million raised in the first quarter, outpacing its Democrat counterpart by $10 million.

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) and the State Government Leadership Foundation (SGLF), two groups aligned with state Republicans, announced they smashed their first-quarter fundraising record by 64 percent.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has raised $100 million in the 2022 election cycle as he gears up to face off against one of his potential Democrat challengers, likely Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), in this year’s gubernatorial race.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the House Republican-aligned campaign arm, announced a massive fundraising haul of  $40.9 million raised in the first quarter and $180.9 million raised so far this cycle.

While Republicans and Democrats fight for control of the House of Representatives, Republican-aligned groups continue to bring in massive fundraising hauls and in some cases, double the size of Democrat-aligned groups.

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise reportedly raised $10.9 million in the first quarter of the midterm election year, which would bring his total amount raised this cycle to $39 million.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Senate Republican-aligned campaign arm, announced its “record-breaking” fundraising haul for March and the first quarter fundraising total, according to a press release.

A nonprofit will be flying over 100 veterans from Michigan to Washington, DC, thanks in large part to Kalamazoo girl, per a report

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who outraised Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in total contributions in 2021, is set to transfer $11 million to outside Republican groups in the first quarter of 2022, in the latest attempt to beef out campaign war chests nearly three months into the election year, according to a report.

The fundraising group called “Friends of Jahana Hayes,” which works on behalf of vulnerable Democrat Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT), has reportedly paid her family members tens of thousands of dollars since she entered Congress.

Pro-Republican super PACs outraised their Democrat counterparts in 2021 going into the midterm election year.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) raised slightly more money than its Democrat counterpart in 2021, according to the most recent data released by the two national party organizations.

Democrats have complained about so-called “dark money” for a decade, but they benefited from $1.5 billion in “dark money” spending in the 2020 election, compared to $900 million for Republicans, according to a recent New York Times analysis.