Meta spent $6.8M on federal lobbying in Q3 — down from $8.1M in Q1 — as Congress weighs children's online safety bills and digital services taxes that could hit its bottom line. #Meta #TechPolicy #OnlineSafety
Meta spent $6.8M on federal lobbying in Q3 — down from $8.1M in Q1 — as Congress weighs children's online safety bills and digital services taxes that could hit its bottom line. #Meta #TechPolicy #OnlineSafety
Oracle spent $2.89M on federal lobbying in Q3 — up 25% year-over-year — as Congress scrutinizes its $26.9B VA health records contract and debates national AI and privacy policy. #Oracle #FederalContracting #AIPolicy
Oracle spent $2.89M on federal lobbying in Q3 — up 25% year-over-year — as Congress scrutinizes its $26.9B VA health records contract and debates national AI and privacy policy. #Oracle #FederalContracting #AIPolicy
Battleground ad spending is shifting by the hour as super PACs and party committees pour money into key states ahead of Nov. 2026. Follow the cash to find the map. #Elections2026 #AdSpending #Politics
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AI money has arrived in the midterms. 💸
Anthropic employees have given $2.99M this cycle, second only to Google.
In 2022, Anthropic wasn’t even in the top five.
Google is still No. 1, but its donors gave about 19% less than in 2022.
Blackstone is down 15%.
Microsoft and SEIU dropped out of the top five.
Who’s funding 2026? Full data at legis1.com
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind Claude, is closing in on Google as one of the biggest sources of individual campaign donors in the 2026 midterm elections.
People listing Anthropic as their employer have contributed $2.99 million to federal candidates and political committees this cycle, just $240,000 behind Google.
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Arnold Ventures entered the top five with $1.54 million in contributions from people listing it as their employer. Microsoft and the Service Employees International Union, which were previously in the top five, dropped out.
Anthropic donors have given mostly to Democrats, though employee contributions do not necessarily reflect the company's official position.
As Congress considers artificial intelligence policy, campaign finance data offers another way to track where people working in the industry are directing political contributions.
The totals could still change as more campaign finance disclosures come in. Contributions alone don't establish what policy outcomes will follow.
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