See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:
In Israeli-Palestinian battle to sway Congress, only one side wins (The Washington Post)
Pro-Israel lobbyist groups and individuals contributed nearly $31 million to American congressional candidates during last year’s election cycle — more than six times the contributions candidates received from the gun rights lobby — according to OpenSecrets, a Washington nonprofit that tracks campaign finance and lobbying data.
Chief Executive of National Association of Realtors Resigns (The New York Times)
The resignation of Bob Goldberg comes days after a $1.8 billion verdict against N.A.R. and two months after The New York Times exposed complaints of sexual harassment in the group. N.A.R. is a nonprofit that holds more than $1 billion in assets and also operates RPAC, a political action committee that is, according to Open Secrets, the number one political fund-raising organization in the country. In the 2022 election cycle, the committee raised more than $80 million for both Democratic and Republican candidates.
Biden primary challenger Dean Phillips sees little support from past home state donors in Minnesota (CNBC)
Out of the more than $10 million Phillips has raised since first running for Congress in 2018, a vast majority of contributions have come from Minnesota. During his successful 2022 reelection bid, Phillips raised around 82% of his more than $2 million in donations from in-state donors, with nearly $1.5 million coming from backers based in Minnesota, according to data from the nonpartisan organization OpenSecrets.
