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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Both House party committees spent way more than they brought in last month. 💸 The DCCC raised $26.3M and spent $46.5M. The NRCC raised $28.5M and spent $56.3M. The biggest driver was coordinated spending with campaigns, which made up 83% of the NRCC’s spending.

The full breakdown and what to watch the week of Oct. 26, is here: bit.ly/3WDMQ1v

Michigan went from $306K in booked airtime yesterday to nearly $4 MILLION today. Democratic-aligned groups put up $2.75M of that, against $1.23M from Republican-aligned groups. House Majority PAC alone booked $2.13M, and WinSenate added $620K.

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

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. Read the full story: legis1.com/news/ai-campaign-…

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.

Google still leads, but its donors have given less than they did in 2022. Google: $3.23 million, down about 19% from $3.97 million. Anthropic: $2.99 million. Blackstone: $2.41 million, down from $2.85 million. The gap between Google and Anthropic is now just $240,000.

Anthropic wasn't among the top five employers of individual federal donors in 2022. Now it's in second place, as artificial intelligence policy has become a bigger issue for Congress. These figures track employees' contributions, not donations made directly by the companies.

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. Read more: legis1.com/news/ai-campaign-…