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• Selon les déclarations de financement de campagne, un super PAC nouvellement formé et proche des républicains a amassé un trésor de guerre de 140 millions de dollars dans le but de battre un démocrate sortant de l'Ohio qui brigue un nouveau mandat au Sénat en 2026. • Le démocrate, qui a déjà effectué plusieurs mandats au Sénat et qui est considéré comme une cible prioritaire dans la stratégie du GOP pour accroître sa majorité, fait face à une primaire très disputée et subit des pressions sur plusieurs fronts politiques. • Les démocrates préviennent que ces dépenses pourraient submerger les campagnes reposant sur de petits donateurs et transformer le paysage médiatique de l'État, tandis que les républicains soutiennent que ces fonds permettront de passer le bilan du candidat au crible.

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

As living costs rise, the state where Gates and Bezos made billions is targeting top earners – could other states follow?Noel Frame knows exactly how difficult it is to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy, because she has been trying to do just that – first as an activist, then as a state legislator – for the past 15 years. And until recently almost all of her efforts ended in failure.She lives in Washington, a solid blue state that should, in theory, be hospitable to the idea of more progressive taxation and has plenty of multi-millionaires to target, since it is the home of Microsoft, Amazon and an array of other tech-driven corporations. While the wealth of these tech giants has grown exponentially in recent decades, the state – which levies no income taxes – has struggled to bring in enough revenue to pay for basic services like public schooling and long-term healthcare. Continue reading...