The following article by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy was posted on the Washington Post website August 20, 2018:
Billionaires Sheldon and Miriam Adelson shelled out $25 million in July to the main super PAC supporting Senate Republicans, bringing their support for holding the GOP majority in both chambers of Congress to at least $55 million and securing their status as the biggest donors to super PACs so far this cycle.
The $25 million from the casino magnate and his wife, a physician, marked their first donations this cycle to the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that is working to maintain the GOP majority in the Senate this fall, according to Federal Election Commission records filed Monday evening.
In May, the couple gave $30 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC that backs GOP House candidates and is aligned with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.). That contribution placed the Adelsons at the top of the wealthy donors who have poured money into the midterm fight. In 2016, the couple gave large sums to groups opposing Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency, and together they have been among the biggest political givers to conservative candidates and causes in the past three elections.