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Washington Post
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
From ‘evacuate Tehran' to ‘two weeks': Behind Trump's shift on Iran
Four days after President Donald Trump abruptly left a summit of global leaders in Canada, calling on civilians to 'evacuate Tehran' and stoking global talk of war, the president on Friday said he still wanted more time to decide. Trump said he was waiting to see 'whether or not people come to their senses.' He also would not commit to calling for a ceasefire as negotiations continue. Speaking to reporters as he headed to his New Jersey golf club for a fundraiser for his super PAC, the president reiterated the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program, but said he was 'not going to talk about' what a hypothetical U.S. response would look like.
Washington Post
4 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Bernie Sanders, seven other senators urge Democrats to break with billionaire donors
At a moment when many Americans are troubled by the role that top Republican donor Elon Musk played in shaping Trump administration policies, Sen. Bernie Sanders and seven fellow senators are calling on the Democratic Party's leaders to make a sharp break with their own billionaire donors by banning super PAC and dark money from Democratic primaries.
New York Times
13-06-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Bloomberg Gives $5 Million to Pro-Cuomo Super PAC as Primary Nears
Three days after endorsing Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg put his money where his mouth is. On Friday, Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor, gave $5 million to Fix the City, a super PAC that is supporting Mr. Cuomo's bid for mayor, according to a person familiar with the donation. That brings the PAC's haul to roughly $20 million. Even before this donation, it was the biggest super PAC in New York City history. The new infusion of resources will amplify the PAC's ability to target Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist candidate now perceived as Mr. Cuomo's main target in the June 24 Democratic primary. Before Mr. Bloomberg's donation, the PAC had raised roughly $15 million, according to a spokeswoman, and spent about $9 million, much of it on advertising seeking to draw a contrast between a purportedly can-do Mr. Cuomo, 67, and Mr. Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman from Queens who is described in the ads as a 'risk.' The donations came the day after an apparently draft piece of PAC campaign literature was leaked to a reporter showing an altered photo of Mr. Mamdani that made his beard appear thicker and darker, next to language suggesting he was anti-Jewish. The PAC said it rejected the proposed literature and that it was never sent out. Mr. Mamdani, who is a Muslim, described the literature as Islamophobic. Mr. Bloomberg's donation will allow Mr. Cuomo's allies to flood the airwaves just as early voting begins on Saturday. Some of his rivals have super PACs, though none have raised anywhere close to even Mr. Bloomberg's individual contribution. New Yorkers for Lower Costs, a super PAC created to support Mr. Mamdani, has reported raising $400,000. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
05-06-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Landlords Commit $2.5 Million to Help Cuomo's Mayoral Campaign
Landlords in New York City have apparently picked their champion in the mayor's race: Andrew M. Cuomo. Housing for All, a super PAC representing landlords' interests, announced plans on Thursday to spend $2.5 million on campaign ads to promote Mr. Cuomo — the single largest ad commitment of the election cycle so far. The donation, which was first reported by Politico, again highlights the outsize influence of super PACs, which allow donors to contribute unlimited sums of money that can be used to promote a candidate as long as the groups do not coordinate with the candidate directly. In the mayor's race, Mr. Cuomo has been the prime beneficiary of such money. Another super PAC, Fix the City, has raised roughly $10 million on his behalf, including from companies and individuals with business before the city. The largest donation, $1 million, came from DoorDash, the food delivery service lobbying City Hall on regulations that could disrupt its business model. The $2.5 million ad buy from Housing for All is funded by the New York Apartment Association, which represents landlords and lobbies city government and the city's rent-setting organization, the Rent Guidelines Board, on their behalf. Kenny Burgos, who leads the association, said the goal was to ensure the longtime viability of the housing stock by making sure that landlords had money to maintain their buildings. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
01-06-2025
- Business
- New York Times
The Business Interests Bankrolling Andrew Cuomo's Run for Mayor
A quarter-million dollars came from the head of Suffolk Construction, a Boston-based builder betting big on a New York City expansion. Another $150,000 arrived from the chairman of Vornado Realty Trust, who is searching for a way to revive a stalled Midtown Manhattan redevelopment so important that he once called it his 'promised land.' DoorDash, the food delivery service lobbying City Hall on regulations that could disrupt its business model, chipped in a staggering $1 million. The donations make up just a fraction of the checks from New York business leaders, billionaires and special interest groups pouring into a super PAC boosting Andrew M. Cuomo, the favorite in the Democratic primary for mayor on June 24. With $10 million raised so far, the super PAC, Fix the City, is already the single largest outside spending force in New York City's political history, surpassing a record set in 2021. It has spent multiples more on ads than any campaign in the race, blanketing New Yorkers' screens in paeans to the former governor. The next biggest candidate super PAC, set up to back Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who is second in recent polls, has 1/50th of the funds. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
