The Supreme Court signaled openness Tuesday to lifting federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates, though the justices offered no clear direction after two hours of arguments.
The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.…
— PBS News (@NewsHour) December 9, 2025
The case, launched by then-Senate candidate JD Vance and GOP committees, challenges caps ranging from about $60,000 to nearly $4 million per race.
The US Supreme Court weighed Republican calls for a fresh rollback of campaign-finance regulations, questioning federal caps that limit spending by political parties in coordination with candidates https://t.co/uUBQJiSYB5
— Bloomberg (@business) December 9, 2025
Conservatives pressed concerns that current rules weaken political parties while empowering super PACs, which can raise unlimited money but cannot coordinate with campaigns.
Liberal justices warned that removing the caps would create a major loophole, letting wealthy donors route large sums through party committees to benefit specific candidates.
🚨HAPPENING NOW: The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could let billionaires funnel unlimited money through party committees to boost candidates, gutting one of the last anti-corruption guardrails in federal elections.
— The Lever (@LeverNews) December 8, 2025
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Efforts to dismiss the case on technical grounds — including arguments that Vance has not declared plans to run again — appeared to gain little traction.
The Justice Department declined to defend the limits, leaving a court-appointed attorney to argue for keeping them. A ruling is expected by June.
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