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Pro-Israel lobby spends big on US midterms as backlash grows

OpenSecrets says the group has spent $54 million on congressional races as progressives turn its backing into a campaign liability.

Summary by France24
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has poured tens of millions of dollars into races nationwide through its main election-spending vehicle, the United Democracy Project (UDP). The so-called "super PAC" -- a group allowed to lavish unlimited sums to influence elections, provided it operates independently of candidates -- has spent $54 million on congressional races, according to campaign finance monitor OpenSecrets. That has mad…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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