{
  "id": 17042378,
  "title": "AIPAC Isn’t Retreating. Here’s How It’s Already Shaping the Next Congress.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/aipac-isnt-retreating-heres-how-its-already-shaping-the-next-congress",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/10/29/aipac-israel-midterms-spending-elections-congress/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AIPAC, a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group, is altering its approach to influence the upcoming midterms. While it has stopped officially endorsing or directly contributing to candidates, AIPAC continues to spend heavily on elections through its super PAC, United Democracy Project (UDP). A new report by The Intercept reveals that AIPAC's strategy involves funding other groups and using a series of \"pop-up PACs\" to conceal its involvement in various races. Despite the shift in tactics, AIPAC's influence remains strong, with its candidates still winning a majority of the races it supported. The group's super PAC spent more than $100 million on this cycle's midterms, largely targeting pro-Israel candidates.",
  "summary": "A new project by The Intercept reveals the hundreds of candidates still taking the pro-Israel lobby’s cash, and how AIPAC is obscuring its spending. The post AIPAC Isn’t Retreating. Here’s How It’s Already Shaping the Next Congress. appeared first on The Intercept .",
  "key_points": [
    "AIPAC shifts strategy, funding groups, using pop-up PACs",
    "Super PAC UDP spends over $100 million on midterms",
    "AIPAC's candidates win majority of supported races"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Shifting from direct endorsements to funding pop-up PACs allows the group to maintain massive electoral influence while obscuring its involvement in high-stakes midterm races.",
  "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."
}