{
  "id": 17227857,
  "title": "FEC data: AI-oriented PACs spent nearly $80M on the 2026 US elections, mostly before the primaries; pro-regulatory PACs outspent Leading the Future's network (Ian Krietzberg/Puck)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fec-data-ai-oriented-pacs-spent-nearly-80m-on-the-2026-us-elections",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://puck.news/ai/2026/10/pro-ai-pacs-are-retreating-from-the-midterms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "To almost everyone's surprise, pro-regulatory PACs have outspent pro-industry groups in the midterms as the A.I. accelerationists seemingly took their foot off the pedal.",
  "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."
}