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Recent Examples of political action committee
Musk contributed roughly $200 million to America PAC, a super political action committee that worked to organize Trump support last fall.
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Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
After Kelly threw herself into helping Democrats win statehouse elections last fall, even forming a political action committee to aid candidates, the results were disappointing.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The Institute for Free Speech challenged those limits in court, filing a lawsuit on behalf of the conservative political action committee Dinner Table Action, a super PAC that funds mostly Republican candidates and causes.
—Chris Wade | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
Two Republican moderates who barely held on to their seats sued the Freedom Caucus’s political action committee for defamation.
—Will Warasila, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
After Kelly threw herself into helping Democrats win statehouse elections last fall, even forming a political action committee to aid candidates, the results were disappointing.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The Institute for Free Speech challenged those limits in court, filing a lawsuit on behalf of the conservative political action committee Dinner Table Action, a super PAC that funds mostly Republican candidates and causes.
—Chris Wade | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
Two Republican moderates who barely held on to their seats sued the Freedom Caucus’s political action committee for defamation.
—Will Warasila, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for political action committee
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Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2023
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Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.—
Mike McShane,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
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Broader and border disputes Not only have different interest groups and political actors used maps of the region to put forth competing geopolitical claims, but maps have also played a central role in sporadic efforts to establish peace in the region.—
Christine Leuenberger,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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In September 1976, the interest group endorsed Carter – its first-ever endorsement in a presidential election.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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So, just about everyone other than special interest groups should like the immediate effects of this plan.—
Ray Dalio,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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Regardless of the ultimate verdict, jurors in the Madigan trial saw irrevocable proof of Springfield’s messy overlap of money, special interests, power politics and extraordinarily cozy relationships between lawmakers and lobbyists.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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