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. Continue reading “Mega-donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson pour $25 million into fight to keep GOP control of Senate”