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The group, formed six months ago, has backed candidates critical of Israel in eight Democratic primaries. Its spending remains smaller than AIPAC's United Democracy Project, which has spent at least $34 million this cycle.
benzinga.comAmerican Priorities, a super PAC formed six months ago, has spent at least $5.6 million to support Democratic candidates who criticize Israel and AIPAC's role in primaries. The group helped Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez win New York primaries and contributed to Melat Kiros's victory over Rep.
Diana DeGette in Colorado on Tuesday. It has also backed candidates in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.
Spending and donors American Priorities has raised $5.5 million as of June 3, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Its largest donors, each contributing $1 million, are Omer Hassan of California and Mohammad Waqas Javed of New York. The group spent $1.6 million in New Jersey's 12th District, where candidate Adam Hamawy finished first.
It spent $1 million in North Carolina, where its candidate lost, and $150,000 in the final week of the Colorado race.
AIPAC's super PAC, the United Democracy Project, has spent at least $34 million this cycle. The two groups have not directly opposed each other in most races. A Justice Democrats spokesperson said the 2024 cycle served as a building period for progressive groups.
Patrick Dorton, a spokesman for the United Democracy Project, said the same scrutiny applied to AIPAC should apply to American Priorities.
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Russia launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at Ukraine's capital overnight into Thursday. The strikes killed 11 people and injured 54, including two children, while damaging residential buildings in multiple districts.
abcnews.go.comRussian forces launched a major attack on Kyiv overnight on 1-2 July 2026, killing 13 people and injuring around 90. The strikes hit residential buildings and other sites across a wide area of the city.
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