Politico: Allies of Vice President Kamala Harris have begun courting Democratic donors to provide financial support for her if President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race. One Democratic donor adviser has begun collecting pledges from female Democratic… Continue reading

WaPo’s answer, amid growing whispers that the President may be coming to terms with reality: If Biden withdraws from the race, the dollars in his campaign account are considered “excess campaign funds” that can be contributed to the Democratic… Continue reading

NYT: “Wealthy supporters of President Biden’s campaign have slammed their wallets closed, with support from major donors in July on track to plummet to roughly half of the previous month’s amount if he remains in the race, according to… Continue reading

WSJ Exclusive: “Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump’s presidential run, according to people familiar with the matter.”

The City: “[NYC] Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign reported raising more than $1 million from 1,472 donors in the first half of 2024, a show of strength that outperformed his rivals in the 2025 mayoral race.” It also reports that… Continue reading

Politico on April-to-June campaign finance reports, filed with the FEC on Monday: “Donald Trump put up a roaring fundraising quarter, harnessing large and small donors to vanquish President Joe Biden’s cash advantage — and refilling the coffers of the national… Continue reading

Semafor: The top political adviser to Democratic mega-donor Reid Hoffman suggested that the attack on Donald Trump could have been “staged,” even as Hoffman was criticized for joking before Saturday’s attack about Trump becoming a “martyr.” The adviser, Dmitri… Continue reading

Brad’s testimony to the House Judiciary Committee is definitely worth reading, for those interested in a deep dive into the alleged federal campaign finance violations supporting the felony conviction of former President Trump. Brad explains why he thinks the jury… Continue reading

Politico: A PAC run by a close ally of Mayor Eric Adams, which raised more than $1 million from people who support him, is making some curious out-of-state expenditures. Al Cockfield’s Striving for a Better New York says on… Continue reading

NYT: [T]he most important money is in the accounts held by the Biden-Harris campaign committee: $91 million as of May 30. . . . That money has been raised by the Biden-Harris ticket, and belongs to the Biden-Harris ticket.… Continue reading