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Rupert Murdoch has donated more than $2 million to Republican political committees this year, supporting their efforts in the US midterm elections. Notably, these donations continue despite tensions with President Donald Trump, who previously sued Murdoch and his company. The largest contribution was a $2 million donation in May to SLF PAC, aimed at expanding Republican control of the Senate. Despite past public disagreements between Murdoch and Trump, Murdoch remains committed to backing Republicans, likely viewing it as strategically beneficial for his business interests.

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Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire media mogul who controls News Corp, continues to donate large sums to Republican political committees despite tensions with former President Donald Trump. As of October 2026, Murdoch has contributed over $2 million USD this year, including a significant donation of $2 million USD on May 3rd to the SLF PAC, a Republican super PAC focused on expanding Senate control. Additionally, he made two separate donations of $10,000 USD each in August to the California Republican Party Federal Account. Despite Trump's attempts to sue Murdoch, the media tycoon remains pragmatic and supportive of the Republican cause ahead of the US midterm elections.

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Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire media mogul who controls News Corp, is a pragmatist. So it was little surprise to learn that, in the lead-up to the US midterm elections, the man who owns the Wall Street Journal and other major media assets around the world, has continued to pour cash into the Republican cause

right describes Murdoch's support for Republicans as pragmatic
In this calendar year alone, Murdoch has made donations to Republican political committees of more than $US2 million ($2.84 million) in support of the party’s ambitions to hang on to its majority in the House, and even expand the party’s majority in the Senate

right reports large financial contributions to Republicans
Murdoch has been a reliable Republican donor for the better part of the past decade, even after Murdoch’s less than favourable views of the president became public a few years ago, and despite reported tensions between the pair

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But in the meantime, Murdoch would clearly still rather be doing business with Trump controlling the House and the Senate than considering life under a Democratic regime

right prefers Republican control of Congress to Democratic rule

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Word of Campion’s new role reached us earlier this month after she had been listed as the media contact for the party’s NSW leader Mike Newman, sparking intrigue on Macquarie Street over who she was working for and what it would mean for her weekly column at The Daily Telegraph. Well, not much at all, it turns out.

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🔮 The biggest of Murdoch’s contributions this year was a May 3 contribution of $US2 million to SLF PAC, according to political donation receipts filed with the US Federal Election Commission.

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Rupert Murdoch continues to donate to Republicans despite Trump tensions · assertive framing

Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire media mogul who controls News Corp, is a pragmatist. asserted

who → control → Corp

So it was little surprise to learn that, in the lead-up to the US midterm elections, the man who owns the Wall Street Journal and other major media assets around the world, has continued to pour cash into the Republican cause, despite the best efforts of US President Donald Trump to sue him. asserted

who → learn → him

In this calendar year alone, Murdoch has made donations to Republican political committees of more than $US2 million ($2.84 million) in support of the party’s ambitions to hang on to its majority in the House, and even expand the party’s majority in the Senate. asserted

Murdoch → make → Senate

The biggest of Murdoch’s contributions this year was a May 3 contribution of $US2 million to SLF PAC, according to political donation receipts filed with the US Federal Election Commission. uncertain

biggest → accord → Commission

The committee is a Republican super PAC focused on expanding the party’s control of the Senate. asserted

committee → focus → Senate

The Murdoch patriarch then made two separate $US10,000 donations to the California Republican Party Federal Account in August, the filings show. asserted

filings → make → August

News Corp didn’t respond to requests for comment. asserted

Corp → respond → comment

Murdoch has been a reliable Republican donor for the better part of the past decade, even after Murdoch’s less than favourable views of the president became public a few years ago, and despite reported tensions between the pair. asserted

views → become → pair

Emails filed as part of evidence in Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox, for instance, show the elder Murdoch wanted to make Trump a “non-person”. asserted

Trump → file → instance

Fox reached a $US787.5 million ($1.1 billion) settlement with Dominion in April 2023. asserted

Fox → reach → April

The Trump-Murdoch relationship soured further in July last year, when the Wall Street Journal revealed that a letter, reportedly from Trump, had appeared in a 2003 birthday book for disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein. uncertain

letter → sour → Epstein

In response, Trump launched a defamation lawsuit against the Journal and Murdoch last year. asserted

Trump → launch → Journal

It was dismissed by a District Court judge in April but Trump’s lawyers refiled it in May. uncertain

lawyers → dismiss → May

Murdoch and his advisers may well be counting down the days until Trump leaves the White House. uncertain

Trump → count → House

But in the meantime, Murdoch would clearly still rather be doing business with Trump controlling the House and the Senate than considering life under a Democratic regime. asserted

Murdoch → do → regime

MCA rattles the tin asserted

MCA → rattle → tin

In October last year, the Museum of Contemporary Art drew about 250 artists and patrons for the third run of its MCA Artists Ball, to raise money for the museum’s artist and engagement programs. asserted

Museum → draw → programs

All in, that one raised about $1.6 million. asserted

one → raise → million

So the question heading into next month is whether the MCA can beat the figure when it returns for round four. asserted

it → head → round

The MCA will rattle the tin in honour of Australian artist Julie Rrap on November 7, when a string of works from big name artists will go under the hammer to raise some cash. asserted

string → rattle → cash

Among them will be works by Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei and Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton, along with Paris-based Australian artist Gregory Hodge, British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor and Australian artists Janet Laurence, Danie Mellor and Tom Polo. asserted

works → base → Hodge

Regular readers will no doubt recall our interest in former Coalition staffer Vikki Campion doing some work for One Nation’s NSW executive. asserted

Campion → recall → executive

it → reach → Telegraph

Campion has continued writing her column for the Tele, without any disclosure in the print edition of Saturday’s newspaper related to her work for the One Nation NSW executive as a contractor. asserted

Campion → continue → contractor

But the newspaper did disclose the work at the bottom of the column online. asserted

newspaper → disclose → column

But we can’t be sure whether it was there when it was published, or only after we approached News Corp Australia for comment. asserted

we → publish → comment

We found the absence of any disclosure related to Campion’s work for One Nation in the newspaper particularly interesting, given she dedicates about 300 words to criticising NSW Labor’s new plastics bill. asserted

she → find → bill

News Corp Australia never got back to us. asserted

Australia → get → us

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