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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 1, 2021
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Voting Rights Bill Falters in Congress as States Race Ahead

Opposition from Republicans and some of their own senators has left Democrats struggling to determine whether they should try to nix the filibuster to save a top priority.

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The New York Times 9:33 am on May 31, 2021
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Shaun Donovan Has the Résumé and the Money. He Just Needs the Votes.

In running for mayor of New York, Mr. Donovan is arguing that his leadership experience offers what the city needs in a time of crisis.

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The New York Times 11:53 pm on May 18, 2021
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Troubled Vaccine Maker and Its Founder Gave $2 Million in Political Donations

Emergent BioSolutions faces scrutiny in Congress for ruining Covid-19 vaccines and securing lucrative federal contracts. Executives will appear before some lawmakers who benefited from the company’s spending.

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The New York Times 11:50 pm on May 11, 2021
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Senate Panel Deadlocks on Voting Rights as Bill Faces Major Obstacles

Democrats now face the task of overcoming their own differences on the measure, and deciding whether they will use it as a vehicle to try to curb the filibuster.

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The New York Times 9:37 pm on May 10, 2021
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Most of Scott Stringer’s Supporters Have Fled. Not the Teachers’ Union.

The United Federation of Teachers is boosting Mr. Stringer’s embattled campaign with an advertising blitz.

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The New York Times 10:11 am on April 17, 2021
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Dark Money in the New York Mayor’s Race

This year’s election is shaping up to be the city’s first in which super PACs play a major role.

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The New York Times 9:30 pm on April 15, 2021
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Outside Money Floods Mayor’s Race, Raising Ethics Concerns

For the first time since the Supreme Court allowed unlimited spending in elections, candidate super PACs are flooding money into a New York mayoral election.

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The New York Times 12:12 am on April 2, 2021
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It’s Not Too Early to Start Courting Latino Voters

Democrats will need their votes to keep control of the Senate and House after the midterms.

#hispanic-americans, #libre-initiative, #political-action-committees, #presidential-election-of-2020, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voting-and-voters

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The New York Times 8:15 pm on March 17, 2021
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A Super PAC for Shaun Donovan Got $1 Million From His Father

Super PACs for two candidates raised millions of dollars to help their chances in the New York City mayor’s race. One, for Shaun Donovan, was bankrolled by his father.

#campaign-finance, #democratic-party, #donovan-shaun-l-s-1966, #elections-mayors, #mcguire-raymond-j, #new-york-city, #political-action-committees

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The New York Times 8:37 pm on March 9, 2021
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Inside the Big-Business Plan to Influence New York’s Mayoral Race

Stephen Ross, the head of the Related Companies, is organizing a meeting of business leaders to “help us get this mayoral election right.”

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The New York Times 5:32 pm on March 8, 2021
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Inside the Lincoln Project’s Secrets, Side Deals and Scandals

A civil war broke out in the group as it antagonized Donald Trump, with leaders splintering over financial arrangements and revelations of online harassment by a top official.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 19, 2021
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Super PACs Are Raising Millions to Sway the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

Groups representing big business are already working to influence the contest, while a new organization hopes to push the crowded field of candidates to the left.

#campaign-finance, #elections-mayors, #justice-democrats, #mcguire-raymond-j, #new-york-city, #political-action-committees, #politics-and-government, #working-families-party

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The New York Times 11:10 am on January 12, 2021
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AT&T, JPMorgan and Coca-Cola Pull Back Political Giving Following Capitol Riots

AT&T and Marriott were among companies that will stop campaign contributions to lawmakers who objected to certifying the election. Other companies, such as JPMorgan, paused all political donations.

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The New York Times 5:12 pm on December 18, 2020
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Trump’s Future: Tons of Cash and Plenty of Options for Spending It

When President Trump departs the White House, he will have a huge pile of cash to fuel his future ambitions. He can hold rallies, hire staff and even lay groundwork for a potential 2024 run.

#campaign-finance, #mcdaniel-ronna-romney, #political-action-committees, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-national-committee, #republican-party, #trump-donald-j

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The New York Times 4:47 am on December 1, 2020
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Trump Raises $170 Million as He Denies His Loss and Eyes the Future

The president’s campaign has ratcheted up its appeals for cash, but the first 75 percent of every contribution is going to a new political action committee that could fund his next political move.

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The New York Times 7:03 pm on November 13, 2020
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Liberal New Yorkers Threw Money at Doomed Candidates All Over the U.S.

Donations went to glamorous but unwinnable Senate races. Meanwhile, a representative in Brooklyn may lose to a first-time candidate and QAnon supporter.

#democratic-party, #elections-senate, #new-york-city, #political-action-committees, #politics-and-government, #qanon, #senate-majority-pac

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The New York Times 4:56 am on November 10, 2020
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Trump Plans PAC in Hopes of Keeping Hold on G.O.P.

The PAC could accept donations from an unlimited number of people and spend to benefit other candidates, allowing the president to retain influence in a party remade largely in his image.

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The New York Times 1:31 am on October 21, 2020
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Trump’s Campaign Cash Dwindled to $63 Million Entering October

New financial filings showed the extent of the president’s cash troubles, as he is now badly outmatched by Joe Biden.

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The New York Times 5:06 pm on October 16, 2020
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Can This Billionaire Save N.Y.’s Senate Republicans?

Ronald Lauder is spending millions of dollars to defeat Democratic state senators, whose party is tantalizingly close to a supermajority.

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The New York Times 9:25 am on October 12, 2020
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The Crowded, Competitive World of Anti-Trump G.O.P. Groups

The Lincoln Project; Republican Voters Against Trump; 43 Alumni for Joe Biden. These groups and others have similar missions but engage in little coordination or sharing of resources.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 6, 2020
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Democrats Belatedly Launch Operation to Share Information on Voters

Democrats have been far behind Republicans on compiling and sharing information that can be used by campaigns, state parties and super PACs.

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The New York Times 4:37 pm on August 16, 2020
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Trump’s Policies Are a Boon to the Super Rich. So Where Are All the Seven-Figure Checks?

Only a small fraction of the president’s top donors from 2016 have given as much to his re-election effort.

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The New York Times 10:48 pm on July 24, 2020
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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Fund-Raising for Trump Draws Scrutiny

Ms. Guilfoyle has raised money from donors and has made inroads with some who have rejected calls from others. Yet Trump supporters inside and outside the campaign say the operation she’s built hasn’t lived up to expectations.

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The New York Times 2:00 pm on July 16, 2020
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Joe Biden Gets Help From Big Names Writing Huge Checks

Mr. Biden is relying on some of his party’s wealthiest donors — and power brokers in Silicon Valley, Hollywood and Wall Street — to cut President Trump’s financial edge, new filings show.

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The New York Times 8:03 pm on July 11, 2020
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The Republicans Who Want to Destroy Trump

Their party’s a lost cause. America isn’t.

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The New York Times 7:02 pm on July 7, 2020
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When Washington Helped Small Business, Washington Was Helped

The loan program to help firms keep paying their workers had many beneficiaries. Among them was the capital’s permanent political class.

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