"Fifteen PACs associated with major Washington lobbying firms have given more than $7 million to federal candidates and political committees this cycle as the 2026 midterms become the most expensive midterms on record," Jacob Wendler for @politico@newsie.social https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/11/02/k-streets-7-million-midterms-bet-01145411