{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The largest Senate expenditures targeted Democratic candidates.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:05:29.673Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-16T01:09:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T13:05:29.673Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":77,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high due to FEC filing, named candidates and multiple independent outlets reporting the $21 million spend.","critic":"Critic score 77; facts and figures are clear, reasons given, but no direct quotes from affected parties.","hype":"Hype score 30; language is factual with mild emphasis, no sensational headlines."}},"tags":["#MidtermElections","#SuperPAC","#DonaldTrump","#CampaignFinance","#SenateRaces","#HouseRaces"],"entities":["No Going Back PAC","Elon Musk","America PAC","Donald Trump","Sherrod Brown","Abdul El-Sayed","Roy Cooper","Chris Pappas","Jon Ossoff"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["No Going Back PAC, a super PAC associated with Donald Trump, reported spending about $21 million in independent expenditures for the midterm elections.","The largest Senate expenditures from the PAC were directed at Democratic candidates Sherrod Brown, Abdul El-Sayed, Roy Cooper, Chris Pappas, and Jon Ossoff.","Elon Musk's America PAC has also begun spending, authorizing up to $120 million and initially disclosing $800,000 in expenditures.","The spending by No Going Back PAC is seen as a significant deployment of Trump's midterm financial resources."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No Going Back PAC, a newly formed super PAC connected to Donald Trump's political operation, has reported approximately $21 million in independent expenditures across competitive Senate and House races. This spending marks a substantial allocation of Trump's midterm campaign funds. The PAC registered with the Federal Election Commission on September 1."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The largest Senate expenditures from No Going Back PAC targeted Democratic candidates. These included nearly $6.7 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio, $3.8 million against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, $2.9 million against Roy Cooper in North Carolina, $1.8 million against Chris Pappas in New Hampshire, and about $780,000 against Jon Ossoff in Georgia. The group also reported millions of dollars in spending across competitive House races."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition to No Going Back PAC, Elon Musk's America PAC has begun spending on seven Senate races and several House districts. Musk has authorized up to $120 million for his PAC's midterm efforts, with an initial disclosure of over $800,000 in spending, nearly 90% of which was directed toward Senate contests."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on spending details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While CNBC reported No Going Back PAC spent roughly $21 million, The Daily Wire and Raw Story also reported over $21 million in independent expenditures. However, the American Prospect noted that No Going Back PAC has reserved $6.76 million for adds in Florida's 25th District, and nearly $783,000 in Texas's 35th District, and $94,014 in Texas's Ninth District. Colorado Sun and Hastings Tribune reported that outside groups have spent more than $3.3 million this month on two Colorado congressional races, with more than $1 million from a super PAC associated with Trump. Denver Post also reported over $3.3 million spent on two Colorado races, supporting Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans, including a Trump-associated super PAC."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific figure of $403.5 million in cash on hand for MAGA Inc. as of July 31, which was reported by CNBC. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific amounts spent against individual Democratic Senate candidates, nor the total $21 million figure reported by No Going Back PAC. 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