The new kingmakers: Crypto, AI and betting firms fuel record spending on the 2026 midterms
Public Citizen says corporate spending has reached $517 million, as companies route money through super PACs and dark-money groups to shape regulation.
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AI, Cryptocurrency, and Betting Companies Emerge as New 'Funding Sources' for U.S. Midterm Elections
(Los Angeles=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence (AI), and betting firms are emerging as new 'money sources' for U.S. politics...
Crypto, AI and betting firms emerge as new US political kingmakers
Companies spent US$517 million on 2026 House and Senate races over 15 months, with critics warning that niche interests could overshadow voters’ pocketbook concerns.(EPA Images pic)NEW YORK: A handful of billionaires and companies are driving corporate spending in US midterm elections this year, and they aren’t the usual power brokers who have sat atop the political food chain in Washington in previous decades.Crypto companies, artificial intell…
The new kingmakers: Crypto, AI and betting firms fuel record spending on the 2026 midterms
By Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A handful of billionaires and companies are driving corporate spending in U.S. midterm elections this year, and they aren’t the usual power brokers who have sat atop the political food chain in Washington in...
US Midterm Election Spending Hits Stunning Record 2026
Washington, DC, 20 August (Brussles Morning Newspaper) – A new group of corporate powerbrokers is pouring money into America’s congressional elections, pushing US midterm election spending to record levels as cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and online betting businesses seek …
Crypto, AI and betting firms drive record US midterm spending
A new group of industries is reshaping political spending in the US as cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and online betting companies pour money into the 2026 midterm elections. Corporate spending on House and Senate races reached $517 million in the 15 months through the end of the first quarter, already exceeding the $461 million spent by companies over the full two-year period covering the 2024 elections, said a Reuters report. The surg…
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