John McCormick

FEC filing this afternoon for this one ... "Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period: $898.15" (after paying some bills in Q2) docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…

And multiple smaller contributions to individual House candidates, including to Rep. Miller-Meeks in Iowa.

Some $$$ addendums to my story yesterday on Ken Griffin: he also gave $2.5 million to Stronger Safer Nation PAC (backing GOP Sen. Ashley Moody of Florida) and $2.5 million to Fighting for Wyoming (involved in U.S. House race). wsj.com/politics/elect… He also gave

Exclusive: Billionaire Ken Griffin has already invested roughly $40 million into this year’s midterm campaigns—a total that could easily double by November—as he works to try to shape the future of the GOP and help it hold its House and Senate majorities. wsj.com/politics/elect…

In an interview, El-Sayed said that he isn’t against capitalism if there are sufficient guardrails. He said he would rather have an economy that “makes a thousand millionaires than one billionaire.”

The Democratic Senate Primary Featuring Virtually Every Division Roiling the Party: wsj.com/politics/elect…

America's Mayor, @RahmEmanuel , will be in Berlin on Friday for another foreign policy event. Our story on his stop in Tel Aviv, divisions within his party on Israel, and what that infighting means for potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates. wsj.com/politics/jewis…

Rahm Emanuel delivered a tough-love message in Israel that also has implications for his party’s politics back home: wsj.com/politics/jewis…

. @dscc : “Graham Platner needs to immediately withdraw as the Democratic nominee for Senate and allow Maine Democrats the opportunity to choose a new candidate who can defeat Susan Collins. The DSCC will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the ballot.”

Listening to a recent recording of @RahmEmanuel and I gotta say he does a pretty good Bill Clinton impersonation.

.@idaveprice I've been curious about that myself. It could be a person or persons. Trump has said he was given "bad information" by someone.

Lahn is a $1 million investor in a men's health company called FirmTech that has as its website slogan: “Track Your Sexual Health And Keep It Up.”

The president said on June 11 he regrets endorsing Feenstra and “the man running against him was all Trump.” In an interview, Lahn said he would welcome a Trump visit to Iowa.

Lahn's own wealth potentially weakens an attack Republicans have tried to use against @RobSandIA , who has received millions in campaign contributions from his wealthy wife and in-laws.

Iowa's GOP nominee for governor is married to Charles Koch's former daughter-in-law and has had an off-and-on-relationship with his native state. Reported with crackerjack ag reporter @PatThomas1318. wsj.com/politics/elect…

Everyone needs an editor. It was actually 19 years ago.

Obamas Open Presidential Center With Hollywood Stars and Subtle Digs at Trump wsj.com/politics/obama…

In a recent interview, @ValerieJarrett said she expects the center’s opening will mean the Obamas (he calls the campus “the mothership”) will be spending more time in Chicago. “I think they’ll both be here a fair amount ... They’re both extremely involved in our programs.”

CHICAGO--“People aren’t looking for perpetual anger and division,” Obama says.

CHICAGO--Barack Obama says there have been events since he left office that have “shaken the very foundation of our democracy.”