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The Latest Breaking News from PACs

Political action committees are responsible for nearly two-thirds of all federal election funding, with about US$6.3 billion raised and $4.8 billion spent since January 2025. But their outsized political influence does not just come from their wallets. It’s also generated from their names.

The Conversation

New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’

AI-focused Super Pacs are spending heavily in the midterms, and half has gone to a single Manhattan congressional race

The Guardian - US

The fall of John Cornyn mirrors the fall of the Republican party

The Texas senator was emblematic of the era between Reagan and Trump, as Republicans shifted from the party of business to a cult of personality

The Guardian - US

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Outside cash floods U.S House runoffs in Texas

PACs have accounted for 89% of ad spending in Texas’ congressional runoffs as crypto, AI and mystery groups flood the contests.

The Texas Tribune

PACS Group Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) reported a strong start to 2026, with executives citing higher occupancy, improved skilled mix and continued progress integrating acquired facilities as drivers of first-quarter performance. On the company’s earnings call, Chairman and CEO Jason Murray said PACS entered the y

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AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional races

Groups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch.

The Texas Tribune

Nutex Health Posts Strong Q3 Results, Joins PACS Group, Walmart, Cerence And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 250 points on Thursday.

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What Sparked PACS Group Stock Jumped Over 45% In After-Hours Trading?

PACS Group Inc. (NYSE:PACS) shares jumped 45.48% in after-hours trading Wednesday, closing at $24.48, after the company released its third-quarter results and completed financial restatements.

Benzinga

Fox, PACS Group, News Corp And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Tuesday's Pre-Market Session

U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, with the Dow futures gaining around 0.1% on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Packed Pacs: how billionaires in the US are bankrolling Republicans at the state level

Republicans are relying on ‘nameless’ donors who want to push a rightwing agenda and gain long-term hegemony

The Guardian - US

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Cheer U.S. Treasury Pick, Fed Minutes and Inflation Data in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.45%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.57% this morning as investors welcomed Scott Bessent’s nomination as U.S. Treasury Secretary, while also awaiting the publication of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting as well as the…

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Stocks Set to Open Mixed as Investors Await U.S. Economic Data and Nvidia Earnings, Fed Speak on Tap

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.14%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.12% this morning as market participants looked ahead to an earnings report from semiconductor stalwart Nvidia, a new batch of U.S. economic data, and comments from Federal Reserve officials.

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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await U.S. Economic Data and Nvidia Earnings, Fed Speak on Tap

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.09%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.35% this morning as market participants looked ahead to an earnings report from semiconductor stalwart Nvidia, a new batch of U.S. economic data, and comments from Federal Reserve officials.

Barchart

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data and Powell Speech

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.33%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.29% this morning as Donald Trump’s election victory continued to boost risk appetite, while investors looked ahead to U.S. inflation data, a fresh batch of corporate earnings reports, as well as remarks…

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The Guardian - US

US election answers the question: how do you spend a billion dollars?

The candidates have raised an extraordinary amount of money in an election awash with cash on an unprecedented scale

Salon

Trump "coordination" tests new FEC rule

The FEC paved the way for campaigns to coordinate with outside groups in March — and big money PACs rushed in

The Guardian - US

Trump-allied Pac fires canvassing vendor in crucial states weeks before election

Elon Musk’s America Pac replaces voter turnout operations in Arizona and Nevada with fewer than 50 days till election

The Guardian - US

Trump has scant voter turnout operation in swing states, GOP worries

Republican officials see Trump’s campaign as comparable in size to a midterm election rather than a presidential

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Trump scrambles to pivot campaign to attack Kamala Harris

Trump-aligned Pacs will unleash wave of attacks, including TV ads, on record as vice-president and past in California

USAFacts

Who’s funding the 2024 election?

Over 75% of the funds raised for the 2024 election have come from political action committees (PACs) and party committees, which then redistribute the funds to different campaigns.

USAFacts

Tracking 2024 election contributions and spending

A majority of funding for the 2024 election — over 65%, or nearly $5.6 billion — comes from political action committees, also known as PACs.

The Hindu

PACS staff organised protests in all mandals of Vizianagaram district

PACS employees in Vizianagaram protest government's neglect, demand strengthening and computerization for rural development.

Roll Call

FEC reports shine light on Super Tuesday primaries - Roll Call

Disclosures ahead of March 5 congressional primaries show which candidates were favorites of PACs, small donors, or were sefl-funding.

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Congress backers of Gaza war received most from pro-Israel donors

Guardian analysis finds top recipients of pro-Israel contributions in last elections were centrist Democrats who defeated progressives in primaries

Ballotpedia

Ohio Issue 1 is the most expensive abortion-related ballot measure election post-Dobbs

The campaigns supporting and opposing Ohio Issue 1, an amendment that would provide a state constitutional right to abortion, received a combined $71.60 million in contributions, as of the most recent campaign finance reports on Oct. 26.

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