Midterms
“My money.” Trump claims MAGA Inc. A watchdog files. The law says no.
A super PAC with no contribution limits. Federal officeholders may not direct the spend. He said it anyway.
The Rocket News · Washington Bureau · WashingtonSeptember 18, 2026 · 4 min read
The New York Times: President Trump called MAGA Inc. his money. The super PAC has no contribution limits. Federal law bars those holding federal office from directing its spend. A watchdog filed. The Politics desk files a sentence that is either a slip or a confession, and a complaint that will take longer than forty-seven days.
MAGA Inc. has sat on a pile since Dallas. Vulnerable Republicans at the midterm convention wanted it to move. He has been campaigning as if he were on the ballot. Pretend, he told Gastonia. The hangar cheered. The statute does not.
My money.
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The Politics desk files Friday as it is: my money, a filing, and a midterm that is already spending.
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Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico. Effective immediately. They were still there.
A Truth Social post at 3 p.m. A very simple ban, he said in the Oval. No eviction yet. Other outlets to follow.
USMCA
Sheinbaum: a very good call. Twenty-two times. No paper until it is signed.
Wednesday, Independence Day. Ebrard and Velasco on the line. Irapuato this morning. The hangar now has a receipt.
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USMCA
Trump, in Gastonia: we are very close to a great deal with Mexico.
A hangar in North Carolina. Why carry Canada. Why carry Mexico. Sheinbaum has not said. Ebrard: ahí va.
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