{
  "id": 16921254,
  "title": "Newcomer Fertitta Leads WNBA Owners in Midterm Donations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/newcomer-fertitta-leads-wnba-owners-in-midterm-donations",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:57:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/wnba-biggest-political-donations-2026-midterms/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the 2025-26 midterm election cycle, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) owners demonstrated significant political engagement by donating over $540,000 to federal elections, according to data from Front Office Sports. This figure increases to nearly $1 million when including owners of teams that will join the WNBA in the future, all of whom also own NBA teams. Among the WNBA owners, Tilman Fertitta emerged as the top donor, contributing $200,000 to the Republican National Committee.",
  "summary": "Current owners made modest contributions, while future franchise owners spent more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}