The Democratic National Committee (DNC) entered the final 100 days before the midterm elections Sunday at its Washington headquarters with debts exceeding cash by more than $2 million and no plans for its customary transfers to congressional campaign committees, after an early-spending strategy raised questions about support for House candidates in decisive swing districts. Federal Election Commission filings showed the DNC ended June with $16.3 million in cash and $18.5 million in debts, leaving liabilities approximately $2.2 million above its reserves. The Republican National Committee (RNC), by comparison, reported approximately $128.5 million on-hand and no outstanding debt. The New York Times reported that the DNC had asked vendors to delay spending bills until after the elections and informed congressional leaders it would not make its traditional transfers to the House and Senate campaign committees. The New York Times also noted that the DNC and an affiliated committee spent...
Popular children's YouTube educator "Ms. Rachel" faced criticism Sunday after a federal filing showed she gave $3,000 to Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign, supporting the progressive Democrat in a nationally watched primary increasingly divided over Israel. The donation prompted National Republican Senatorial Committee spokeswoman Samantha Cantrell to warn parents about both figures, The New York Post reported . "Abdul El-Sayed and Ms. Rachel are one and the same, forcing their socialist, they/them, anti-America agenda on our children," Cantrell told The New York Post. "Parents should be worried when they head to the ballot box." DAVID MARCUS: IN BOOMING DETROIT, VOTERS SKEPTICAL OF SOCIALISM SNAKE OIL Rachel Griffin Accurso, who produces children's content under the name, "Ms. Rachel," was listed in a Federal Election Commission 48-hour notice dated July 19, according to the New York Post. The filing did not make clear wheth...