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Early election takeaways: It's called history for a reason

Occasionally American elections provide a moment of national unity

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania's Senate race is the most expensive in the country — and it's not even close

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania's crucial U.S. Senate race has been the most expensive in the country this year — and it's not even close.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Midterm spending hits record $17bn as parties blame each other over the economy

‘We’re seeing record-breaking totals spent on elections up and down the ballot,’ campaign finance watchdog exec says

The Independent UK

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NRA spending more on lawyers as revenue falls, membership lags

The National Rifle Association’s revenue is continuing to slide as record legal bills consume a growing share of its budget.

Tribune News Service

Midterm spending hits record $17bn as parties blame each other over the economy

‘We’re seeing record-breaking totals spent on elections up and down the ballot,’ campaign finance watchdog exec says

The Independent UK

$1B in dark money pumped into GOP '22

Stephen Miller, other Trump officials steering massive dark money into Pennsylvania and other key Senate races

Salon

Big money is backing the "Big Lie"

Wealthy donors are funding pro-Trump state-level candidates in battlegrounds like Michigan, Nevada and Arizona

Salon

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Dark money groups have spent nearly $1 billion so far to boost GOP Senate candidates

Outside groups have spent nearly $1 billion to boost Republican Senate candidates. Almost 90%, in fact, of pro-GOP TV ads are paid for by outside groups, compared to 55% for Democrats.

WEKU

Control of US Senate could come down to tight Nevada race

Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto faces Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in a Nevada race the national GOP considers one of its best opportunities to turn a blue Senate seat red

The Independent UK

Billionaire Rick Caruso has spent $80m of own money on LA mayoral race, records show

In contrast to the real estate developer with a net worth of around $5.3bn, his opponent Karen Bass raised only $6m as of September

The Guardian - US

Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates

Election watchdogs say Koch’s about face after pledging change following January 6 is disturbing given the threats to democracy

The Guardian - US

New debate over gun laws will test the gun lobby’s influence

WASHINGTON — Greg Landsman, the Democrat challenging Ohio Republican Rep. Steve Chabot in one of the country’s most competitive House races, called on his opponent Wednesday to embrace new gun control measures following recent shooting massacres in Texas and New York.

Tribune News Service

New debate over gun laws will test the gun lobby’s influence - Roll Call

Gun control organizations and gun rights groups are gearing up for an immediate lobbying push while also investing in candidates.

Roll Call

How lawmakers in thrall to the NRA stifle gun safety laws

Powerful lobbying groups spent nearly $5m last year to expand gun rights while limiting curbs on who can have a firearm and how they can carry it

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Al Jazeera

What is the United States ‘gun lobby’ and how powerful is it?

President Joe Biden has called on legislators to ‘stand up’ to the gun lobby following massacre at Texas primary school.

WEKU

Bitter feuds and crypto ties: Inside one of the most expensive Democratic primaries

The race in the newly created district has seen party infighting, mysterious ties to cryptocurrency and a complaint to the Federal Election Commission.

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