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Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans

30. Juli 2026 um 18:51
Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.

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Elon Musk was the biggest donor in the 2024 presidential election, when he spent hundreds of millions.

Why Republicans Aren’t Funding the Texas Senate Race Yet

29. Juli 2026 um 17:37
The peculiar dynamic is playing out in Texas, where the fate of the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, will help decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.

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Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, is the Republican nominee for Senate there but has struggled to raise money.

Police Say Binance Is Making It Harder to Fight Crime

Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.

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A Binance display at the 2022 Web Summit in Lisbon.

6 Takeaways From Michigan’s Senate Debate Between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens

28. Juli 2026 um 19:50
At the final debate before next week’s Democratic primary for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens showcased their wildly different ideological stances and political styles.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens are competing in one of this year’s most contentious and expensive Democratic primary races for the Senate, in a state that will be a November battleground.
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  • Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy
    Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is to indicate he will put the climate crisis and overseas development at the heart of UK international relations by taking up the country’s seat on the board at the World Bank.The position, which is usually delegated to a junior minister, means Miliband will play an active role in shaping the changes to the World Bank that developing countrie
     

Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy

26. Juli 2026 um 17:00

Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender

Britain’s foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is to indicate he will put the climate crisis and overseas development at the heart of UK international relations by taking up the country’s seat on the board at the World Bank.

The position, which is usually delegated to a junior minister, means Miliband will play an active role in shaping the changes to the World Bank that developing countries have called for, and ensuring the climate remains a core focus for overseas aid.

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Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.

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Since taking the helm of the Democratic National Committee in early 2025, Ken Martin has struggled to raise money and improve its financial situation.

After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine

Republicans are pouring huge sums behind the Maine senator through a web of billionaire-funded super PACs. Troy Jackson, picked as the new Democratic nominee, has a lot of catching up to do.

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Senator Susan Collins’s campaign and its Republican allies have reserved about $60 million in airtime through the fall.

AIPAC Closes Donor Portal to Democrats Who Voted to End Aid to Israel

18. Juli 2026 um 02:25
The pro-Israel lobbying group appeared to be punishing Democrats it had endorsed for re-election after they voted in favor of an amendment that would have cut off U.S. aid to Israel.

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In AIPAC’s web portal, the option of donating to House Democrats who voted to end U.S. aid to Israel was unavailable. That included Representative Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, left.

Republican Candidates Are Hurting for Cash, but Help May Be on the Way

16. Juli 2026 um 16:42
Super PACs and billionaires seem to be on the side of the G.O.P., new filings show.

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Supporters of Ken Paxton last month at the 2026 Republican Party of Texas convention in Houston. Mr. Paxton, the party’s nominee for Senate, has been drastically out-raised by his Democratic rival, James Talarico.

Elon Musk Funds Vivek Ramaswamy’s Bid for Ohio Governor Despite Their DOGE Clashes

15. Juli 2026 um 17:00
Elon Musk gave $5 million to back Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor, seemingly moving past tensions around the effort to downsize the federal work force.

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy developed a frosty relationship after President Trump named them as the leaders of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

Senator Mark Kelly Amasses Nearly $25 Million Campaign War Chest

15. Juli 2026 um 10:03
The Arizona Democrat said he had raised and given away $10 million to fellow members of his party and committees as he mulls a presidential run in 2028.

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Senator Mark Kelly’s fund-raising jumped last year after President Trump accused him and five other Democrats of “sedition” over a video in which they told service members they could ignore illegal orders.
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  • French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake
    Xavier Niel buys 16% through investment vehicle Vega after Emirati telecoms group sells shareholdingThe French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel has become Vodafone’s largest shareholder after buying a 16% stake for £4.4bn.On Friday, the Emirati telecoms group e&, which first took a stake worth £3.3bn in Vodafone in 2022, announced the sale of its entire shareholding for 112.5p a share. Continue reading...
     

French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake

10. Juli 2026 um 12:05

Xavier Niel buys 16% through investment vehicle Vega after Emirati telecoms group sells shareholding

The French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel has become Vodafone’s largest shareholder after buying a 16% stake for £4.4bn.

On Friday, the Emirati telecoms group e&, which first took a stake worth £3.3bn in Vodafone in 2022, announced the sale of its entire shareholding for 112.5p a share.

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Top Senate Democratic PAC Stockpiles Record Sum, as Money Chase Heats Up

10. Juli 2026 um 10:04
Senate Majority PAC says it entered July with $126 million, a new midyear high, after raising $147 million with an affiliated nonprofit from April through June. But can it keep pace with the G.O.P.?

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The Democratic PAC, which is aligned with Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, is entering July with $126 million in the bank.

Top Senate Democratic PAC Stockpiles Record Sum, as Money Chase Heats Up

10. Juli 2026 um 10:04
Senate Majority PAC says it entered July with $126 million, a new midyear high, after raising $147 million with an affiliated nonprofit from April through June. But can it keep pace with the G.O.P.?

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The Democratic PAC, which is aligned with Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, is entering July with $126 million in the bank.
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  • This thinktank exposed fat cats and obscenely high pay. Guess what has happened to it? | Polly Toynbee
    The High Pay Centre revealed the excesses of CEO wages. But then anti-diversity winds blew in from across the AtlanticShock ricocheted around the world of social research this week with the sudden news of the imminent closure of the High Pay Centre (HPC). Founded in 2011 by the former Guardian business editor Deborah Hargreaves to focus on analysis of extreme pay at the top and the widening pay gap between CEOs and their average employees, its closure feels like the death of an idea.Others campa
     

This thinktank exposed fat cats and obscenely high pay. Guess what has happened to it? | Polly Toynbee

10. Juli 2026 um 06:00

The High Pay Centre revealed the excesses of CEO wages. But then anti-diversity winds blew in from across the Atlantic

Shock ricocheted around the world of social research this week with the sudden news of the imminent closure of the High Pay Centre (HPC). Founded in 2011 by the former Guardian business editor Deborah Hargreaves to focus on analysis of extreme pay at the top and the widening pay gap between CEOs and their average employees, its closure feels like the death of an idea.

Others campaign on tax and redistribution but the HPC was concerned with “predistribution”. It was unique in looking at the origins of inequality in pay and control over pay rates. Its annual report is always covered, even by rightwing media, because each year it reawakens a sense of disbelief at the way we live now. Why would the median FTSE 100 CEO need £4.4m this year to do his (yes, mostly still his) gratifyingly high-status job? Why?

Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist

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  • Sharp rise in domestic abusers using finances for coercion, UK charities say
    Refuge reports ‘staggering’ 78% annual increase in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuseDomestic abuse charities have reported a “staggering” increase in perpetrators using technology and finances to control their victims, with a “concerning” rise in people being coerced into car finance agreements.Data from Refuge, the UK’s largest specialist domestic abuse charity, reveals a 78% rise in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuse in the past year.
     

Sharp rise in domestic abusers using finances for coercion, UK charities say

Refuge reports ‘staggering’ 78% annual increase in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuse

Domestic abuse charities have reported a “staggering” increase in perpetrators using technology and finances to control their victims, with a “concerning” rise in people being coerced into car finance agreements.

Data from Refuge, the UK’s largest specialist domestic abuse charity, reveals a 78% rise in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuse in the past year.

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© Photograph: Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images

© Photograph: Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images

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