WASHINGTON - (08/11/04) -- Republican committees continuedtheir traditional lead over Democrats in fundraising through thefirst 18 months of the current two-year election cycle, and widenedtheir lead considerably. Data compiled by the Federal ElectionCommission shows Republican groups, including the RepublicanNational Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee,National Republican Congressional Committee and various stateorganizations raised $464.7 million between Jan. 1, 2003 and June30, 2004, an increase of $167.2 million, 64%, from the same periodin the last elections. That's $186.5 million, or 67% more, than the$278.2 million raised by Democratic organizations, including theDemocratic National Committee, Democratic Senate CampaignCommittee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and stateorganizations, during that period.
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As AI and digital assets become mainstream, banks are spotting new opportunities to integrate payments with other activities.
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House Republicans overcame internal divisions to narrowly pass President Trump's tax and spending package Thursday afternoon. The measure would cut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding level, among other provisions.
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A new partnership with Google Cloud will let the Spanish bank offer Gemini to all staff after a successful ChatGPT deployment.
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Atlanta-based CoastalSouth's initial public offering prices at $21.50 a share; Valley National Bancorp announces Lyndsey Sloan will succeed Gary Michael as general counsel; Webster Financial Corporation taps a new chief risk officer and appoints a new board member; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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Capital One closed the deal to buy the credit card provider in May and as part of the review process, decided to exit its home equity lending business.
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In a rare move for a credit union, the Seattle institution has snapped up the 13-member team that created EarnUp's AI Advisor product.
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