With one month remaining until Election Day on Nov. 3, President Donald Trump is channeling his enormous political war chest into the nation's most competitive congressional contests, as Republican candidates continue to struggle in the 2026 midterm elections. The results will help determine the balance of power in the House and Senate for the final two years of the president's term.

"President Trump's super PAC and affiliates have injected tens of millions of dollars into pivotal Senate and House races just one month from Election Day as the GOP looks to keep control of Congress," The Hill's Caroline Vakil reported on Sunday. Super PACs such as MAGA Inc. are permitted under federal election law to raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations and unions, provided their spending remains independent of the candidates they support.

According to Vakil, "Trump's MAGA Inc. and several affiliated groups — No Going Back PAC Inc. and Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. — have reported some of their biggest spending so far in the toss-up Ohio, Texas and Michigan Senate races. They have also spent heavily in a slew of competitive House races in states like Florida, New York, Michigan and Maine." Toss-up is the designation used for races in which neither party is seen as holding a clear advantage — the narrow band of contests that can decide which party controls each chamber.

"Political observers and candidates alike are keeping a close eye on Trump's immense war chest and where he will spend next," she continued. "As of late August, MAGA Inc. had $415 million on hand, and the president has pledged to spend between $400 million and $500 million in the midterms."

The gap between the sum Trump has raised for congressional candidates and the relatively small portion he has spent so far has raised questions about where the money is ultimately going. Disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission in the weeks ahead will detail how much of that total has been spent — and where.

A Former Insider's Critique

Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Trump's communications director, told AlterNet in September that the president has approached the office as a moneymaking venture rather than an act of public service.

"I think his endgame is to see if he can make another $10 to $20 billion for himself and then pardon himself and his family members. I think that's his endgame," Scaramucci told AlterNet. "I don't think he has a policy endgame. I don't think he cares a wick about any person that voted for him or even anybody in America. He certainly would like to leave some monuments to himself in Washington I don't think he'll be successful in knocking down the Kennedy Center. He'll certainly be successful at building that ballroom. It'll remain indeterminate about the Trump arc, the triumph."

He added: "But Trump wants to name things after himself, he wants to make money and he wants attention. So look to see those people restored to the White House, Politico, CNN. He'll have to get them restored because they cut his air supply off. Even though he supposedly hates the journalists, he wants them there so he can get eyeballs and attention. But that's it. He doesn't have a policy endgame. He doesn't care about any of that stuff."

Money and Policy

Questions about the role of money in Trump's political operation predate the current spending blitz. In July, a report raised the possibility that the president is directly shaping his policies based on campaign contributions.

"Meredith O'Rourke, nicknamed 'princess of darkness,'" helps Trump shape policies through his donors' contributions, The Wall Street Journal's Josh Dawsey, Dana Mattioli, Annie Linskey and Emily Glazer reported.

"Trump asks O'Rourke which companies and donors have cut checks and which haven't, and for how much," the journalists continued. "He often asks her to make much larger financial requests than she was planning — for some donors the ask is $5 million, for others it is $50 million. And the president gives her names to call, often including people who have recently met with him, according to people with knowledge of the calls."