Opinion | The Guardian USApr 19
A major US court case could help fix the ills of Citizens United | David Sirota https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/19/citizens-united-super-pacs #SuperPacs #UsSupremeCourt #UsPoliticalFinancing #LawUs #UsPolitics #Maine #UsNews
A major US court case could help fix the ills of Citizens United

A Maine lawsuit has suddenly become the most significant anti-corruption battle inside America’s legal system

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Opinion | The Guardian USApr 13
Fifteen bucks a signature: the crisis of money in US politics is growing | Katrina vanden Heuvel https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/california-billionaire-tax-campaign-funding #UsPoliticalFinancing #California #UsNews #WestCoast #SuperPacs #Technology #UsSupremeCourt
Fifteen bucks a signature: the crisis of money in US politics is growing

The fight over California’s billionaire tax is just the latest symptom of a crisis that has escalated since 2010

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Technology | The Guardian USApr 12
AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/12/ai-image-problem-policy-papers-thinktanks #AiArtificialIntelligence #Openai #UsPoliticalLobbying #UsPoliticalFinancing #UsPolitics #Technology #UsNews #Computing #WorldNews #SamAltman
AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out?

The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AI

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US news | The GuardianMar 19
Cryptocurrency firms suffer heavy losses in Illinois primaries after spending big https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/19/cryptocurrency-firms-losses-illinois-primaries #Cryptocurrencies #Technology #UsPoliticalFinancing #UsPolitics #UsNews
Cryptocurrency firms suffer heavy losses in Illinois primaries after spending big

Cryptocurrency’s biggest Pac spent more than $10m for their candidates, only to be defeated by those who are anti-crypto

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World news | The GuardianMar 18
Google co-founder donates almost half a billion dollars in fight against California billionaire tax https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/google-sergey-brin-california-billionaire-tax #California #Technology #SergeyBrin #Google #Alphabet #UsPoliticalFinancing #UsNews
Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax

Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to block state’s proposed 5% wealth tax

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US news | The GuardianMar 16
Aipac in the era of Trump: the pro-Israel Super Pac that has become an electoral liability https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/aipac-pro-israel-super-pac-elections #UsPoliticalFinancing #Israel #UsisraelWarOnIran #IsraelgazaWar #UsPolitics #UsNews
Aipac: toxicity of pro-Israel Super Pac’s money to be tested in US primaries

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has funneled $13.7m through Super Pacs into Tuesday’s Illinois primaries

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US news | The GuardianMar 13
With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/midterms-crypto-pacs-political-spending #UsPoliticalFinancing #Cryptocurrencies #UsPoliticalLobbying #UsPolitics #Technology #UsNews
With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’

Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating support

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World news | The GuardianFeb 20
Texas congressional candidate with extremist views backed by hard-right donors https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/jace-yarbrough-texas #UsPolitics #UsPoliticalFinancing #TheFarRight #Texas #DonaldTrump #UsNews
Texas congressional candidate with extremist views backed by hard-right donors

After tech billionaire Peter Thiel and others donated to Jace Yarbrough’s campaign, Donald Trump endorsed him

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US news | The GuardianFeb 4
Billionaire US investor Ken Griffin accuses Trump White House of ‘enriching’ itself https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/ken-griffin-citadel-republican-donor-donald-trump-critic-white-house #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrumpJr #EricTrump #DonaldTrump #UsPoliticalLobbying #UsPoliticalFinancing #UsPolitics #HedgeFunds
Billionaire US investor Ken Griffin accuses Trump White House of ‘enriching’ itself

Citadel boss, Republican donor and vocal Trump critic says administration has made ‘distasteful’ choices not in the public interest

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World news | The GuardianFeb 1
Kyrsten Sinema gave $9,000 to man she’s accused of having an affair with https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/kyrsten-sinema-senator-bodyguard-payment #KyrstenSinema #UsPolitics #UsSenate #UsNews #UsPoliticalFinancing #Arizona
Kyrsten Sinema gave $9,000 to man she’s accused of having an affair with

Funds, paid to former security guard Matthew Ammel, were from former US senator’s campaign committee in October

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