Koch Brothers

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaking at an election night event, Saturday, Feb. 24, in Charleston, S.C.

Conservative megadonors Koch not funding Haley anymore as she continues longshot bid

9:03pm February 25, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

The influential Koch network of conservative megadonors announced it will no longer be spending its resources on Haley's presidential bid, saying no outside group can "widen her path to victory."

Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during the Family Leader's Thanksgiving Family Forum, Nov. 17 in Des Moines. On Tuesday, conservative mega-donors, the Koch network, signaled its endorsement of Haley as the super PAC they fund, Americans for Prosperity, backed the former S.C. governor.

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Nikki Haley lands endorsement from Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity PAC

1:10pm November 28, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The conservative mega-donor network is throwing its weight behind the former South Carolina governor in an effort to beat former President Donald Trump.

David Koch underwrote both old-fashioned charitable causes, such as the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care, and the conservative movement, reshaping U.S. politics.

David Koch Dies; Conservative Billionaire Helped Reshape U.S. Politics

4:39pm August 23, 2019

Koch and his brother Charles built one of the nation's largest private businesses and created a network of secretly funded organizations that attacked Democrats.

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Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., speaks at a news conference calling for the passage of the Dream Act in January, along with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Lujan Grisham is one of five Democratic lawmakers, along with nine Republicans, receivin

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Breaking With Trump's GOP, Koch Brothers Praise Democrats On Immigration

10:12am May 17, 2018

by Tim Mak

The Latino outreach arm of the billionaire libertarian Koch brothers' network is paying for ads praising some Democrats, as well as Republicans, who have worked on immigration compromises.

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Tea Party activists hold a rally on Capitol Hill in 2010. That grassroots movement, with backing from the Koch political network, helped Republicans win back the House in the 2010 midterms. In 2018, the Koch network is on defense against Democratic gains.

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Koch Brothers, Behind Tea Party Wave, Face Democrats' Rising Tide In 2018

5:00am January 30, 2018

by Tim Mak

The libertarian political network is rallying donors with a $400 million plan to support Republicans and fend off Democratic gains in the midterm elections.

A group numbering in the hundreds gather to protest the appearance of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R-Ky., and the policies of the Trump administration in Jeffersontown, Ky., on Wednesday.

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With Protests, Both Obama And Trump White Houses Saw 'Manufactured' Anger

5:49pm February 22, 2017

by Arnie Seipel

Congressional town halls were overtaken with protests in the first year of Barack Obama's term, too. They weren't taken all that seriously, at first, but developed into a wave at the ballot box.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally on August 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Trump Launches Fundraising Blitz As GOP Donors Wonder Whether He Can Win

10:49am August 06, 2016

by Peter Overby

The Republican nominee has 21 fundraisers planned in the next 31 days — but amid falling poll numbers and a series of stumbles, some big Republican donors may not contribute to Trump's campaign.

'Hidden History' Of Koch Brothers Traces Their Childhood And Political Rise

8:28am January 20, 2016

Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money, says the Kochs didn't grow up in "the usual cozy, all-American family." Their parents were away much of the time, and competition between the brothers was fierce.

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Koch Political Network Expanding 'Grassroots' Organizing

1:10pm October 12, 2015

by Peter Overby

The groups funded by the Koch brothers have run lots of TV ads, but now they're making a big community-organizing push. They have the money to do it, too, vowing to spend almost $1 billion for 2016.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation Chairman David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla., in August 2013.

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Koch Brothers Put Price Tag On 2016: $889 Million

7:33pm January 27, 2015

by Peter Overby

The political network led by industrialists Charles and David Koch plans to spend about as much money as the entire national Republican Party spent in the last presidential election cycle.