Presidential campaign fundraising numbers roll in ahead of FEC deadline
Presidential campaigns are announcing second quarter fundraising figures ahead of the Federal Election Commission‘s report filing deadline Saturday.
President Biden‘s reelection campaign said Friday it raised more than $72 million in Q2, alongside the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees. The campaign compared the figure to the hauls of leading Republican candidates former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“The Biden-Harris team dramatically outraised the announced totals from every GOP candidate running for president, including Donald Trump by more than 2:1 and Ron DeSantis by more than 3:1.”
The Hill’s Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels reported late last month that Biden “targeted blue strongholds ahead of his first fundraising deadline, raking in cash from reliable Democratic donors to give his reelection bid an early boost.” Biden launched his reelection bid in April.
Trump’s campaign and political action committee together raised $35 million last quarter, according to the campaign. That adds to the $18 million Trump brought in during the first quarter.
DeSantis’s campaign announced it raised $20 million during the first six weeks of his campaign.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley‘s campaign said it raised $7.3 million in Q2 and $15.6 million total since launching in February.
And Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who launched an exploratory committee in April and officially entered in May, raised $6.1 million, according to his campaign.
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s campaignraised $1.2 million in the three weeks between his campaign launch and the end of the second quarter, an adviser said.
Official fundraising and other significant figures like cash on hand and expenditures will be available after reports are filed.
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Louisa Terrellis stepping down as director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, a position she’s held since the beginning of Biden‘s presidency, in the coming weeks.
The Supreme Court‘s October calendar will include oral arguments in cases on South Carolina’s congressional map and the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R)signed into law a bill banning abortions in the state after an ultrasound detects fetal cardiac activity, usually around six week, with certain exceptions.
2024 GOP candidates take part in forum with Carlson
Several GOP presidential candidates are sitting down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson today at the Family Leadership Summit event in Iowa.
Some highlights from the event so far:
Former Vice President Mike Pence defended his support for U.S. aid to Ukraine and discussed his characterization of the events of Jan. 6, 2021: “I’ve never used the word insurrection, Tucker, over the past two years, but it was a riot that took place at the Capitol that day.”
Carlson pressed former Arkansas Gov.
Asa Hutchinson on his veto of a law banning gender-affirming care. Hutchinson said the government shouldn’t be involved in that decision, while saying he’d support banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors in particular and that he believes there are only two genders.
Other candidates in attendance: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Former President Trump did not attend the event.
The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with several controversial amendments pushed by conservatives related to Defense Department policies on abortion, transgender health care and more, setting the bill up for near-certain revision by the Democratic-controlled Senate.
“I think it’ll probably be a totally different bill when we get it back later this year,” said Rep.
Nancy Mace(R-S.C.), who voted for the bill despite some reported frustration with the abortion policy amendment. “I don’t know what [Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer will do, but I can’t imagine that he’ll go along with all of the amendments that were attached to the NDAA this week.”
Related: A bipartisan group of senators, including Schumer (D-N.Y.), are offering an amendment to the NDAA that would require the National Archives and Records Administration to make records on UFOs public unless a review board gives reasons to keep them classified.
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93 million in U.S. under heat warnings and advisories
The National Weather Service issued heat warnings and advisories for at least 93 million people in the U.S. as of this morning, with scorching temperatures forecast from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast on Friday and Saturday.
Poll shows 1 in 5 say workplace is toxic
A newly released poll from the American Psychological Association found 19 percent of workers said their workplace is somewhat or very toxic.
Kushner, Hicks reportedly testified in Jan. 6 probe
According to multiple reports, former President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and former communications aide Hope Hicks are among the former White House officials who’ve testified before a grand jury in Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The probe reportedly includes the question of whether Trump knew he lost the election.
PUNDIT CORNER
“Did Trump just give DeSantis a boost?” — Liz Peek, a former partner of major bracket Wall Street firm Wertheim & Company. (Read here)
“Why working families aren’t sold on Bidenomics” — Will Marshall, president and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute. (Read here)
⏲️ COUNTDOWN
40 days until the first GOP presidential debate.
480 days until the presidential election.
🗓 COMING UP
Saturday: The Federal Election Commission‘s filing deadline for the second quarter.
Sunday: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds a press conference in Gandhinagar, India, ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings.
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