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Outside spending in elections

Independent expenditures and outside spending in election campaigns, distinct from direct candidate funding

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Jan 15, 2026
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How much did Promethean PAC spend on independent expenditures and to which candidates or committees during 2023–2024?

Promethean PAC reported no outside (independent) spending in the 2024 election cycle, and OpenSecrets’ Promethean PAC summary explicitly states the PAC “has not reported any outside spending in the 20...

Feb 5, 2026

which major companies did not contribute to trump

Major companies that publicly kept promises not to bankroll the “” or to withhold donations after include , , and several others tracked by watchdogs; independent checks also show firms like / have no...

Feb 3, 2026

How do joint fundraising committees, inaugural funds, and in‑kind contributions change how a company's support for a candidate is recorded?

Joint fundraising committees (), , and in‑kind contributions each change how a company’s political support is recorded by altering attribution, allocation and valuation rules that campaigns and regula...

Jan 27, 2026

What independent analyses estimate George Soros’s total influence (direct + foundations + affiliated donors) on the 2024 election?

Independent, nonpartisan trackers quantify ’s direct political spending in the in the tens of millions, but no independent analysis combines that figure with all foundation grantmaking and affiliated ...

Jan 15, 2026

What is the total amount of money AIPAC has donated to presidential candidates in the 2024 election?

The available reporting does not provide a single, verifiable dollar figure for “total amount AIPAC has donated to presidential candidates in the 2024 election”; instead, public sources document AIPAC...