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Billionaire Democratic donors give big to anti-Trump Lincoln Project
A prominent anti-Trump super PAC run by Republican operatives is bringing in big money from billionaire Democratic donors. The Lincoln Project raised $16.8 million from April through June, with 45 percent of its fundraising coming from small donors. The Lincoln Project’s strategy of frequently producing viral attack ads against President Donald Trump but spending relatively little to place them on traditional airwaves in swing states has come under scrutiny.
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TikTok deploys lobbyists tied to Trump, top Democrats as US considers ban
TikTok is one of the most popular and fastest-growing apps in the U.S. But unless its pricey lobbying campaign pays dividends, the video sharing app’s time in the limelight could be coming to an end. Both President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have said the U.S. is considering banning TikTok, which is run by the Chinese company ByteDance, amid concerns that users’ data could be shared with the Chinese Communist Party.
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Collins challenger Sara Gideon gets big money boost heading into the general
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon sailed to victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary this week to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in the general election matchup critical to Democrats’ quest to take control of the Senate. Already, Gideon is outpacing Collins in fundraising. Gideon raised nearly $24.2 million to run against Collins, who has raised only $16.8 million. Heading into the general election, both candidates have roughly similar amounts of cash on hand.
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