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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Judd Legum

    UPDATE: MAGA Inc.’s audacious new ads (opens the original)

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    President Trump has amassed an unprecedented war chest of $400 million that can be spent to influence the 2026 midterms through the MAGA Inc. super PAC.Legally speaking, Trump cannot directly control how it is spent. Super PACs must be technically independent, which means they cannot be controlled by an officeholder or candidate. Generally, this is accomplished by giving strategic and spending authority to a close ally.At a <a href="https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-tr

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Judd Legum

    PopInfo Weekly: Clarity, Carney, and corruption (opens the original)

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    President Donald Trump amassed over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc. — the largest midterm war chest ever. Now, Trump has begun aggressively spending that money. Some ads inaccurately accuse Democratic candidates of supporting MAGA policies. Other ads, in an effort to find an effective attack, simply use false or fabricated claims.The crypto industry was desperate to pass the Clarity Act, which would legitimize and stabilize its business by providing it with a federal regulatory fra

  3. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Judd Legum

    Corporate mercenary is a bipartisan profession (opens the original)

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  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Judd Legum

    Crypto legislation would greenlight Trump corruption (opens the original)

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  5. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Judd Legum

    How Trump is spending his $400 million war chest (opens the original)

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    President Trump has amassed over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc. This is an unprecedented figure, dwarfing the largest cash piles collected in previous midterm elections.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="512.0192307692307" src="htt

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