David Wright - CNN Politics Writer and Editor
David Wright
CNN Politics Writer and Editor
David Wright is a writer and editor for CNN Politics. He covers the 2016 campaign as a breaking news reporter, and also provides political newsgathering and television production.
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Biden builds early advertising edge as Trump spends millions on legal fees
Apr 22, 2024
Joe Biden holds a big edge on the airwaves over Donald Trump in the opening weeks of their general election matchup. The president and his allies nearly tripled his rival’s network in ad spending over the past month and half while Trump has had to devote millions of campaign funds to legal expenses.
Millions more go to Trump legal expenses as Biden and Democratic Party expand campaign cash advantage
Apr 21, 2024
Donald Trump’s leadership PAC spent as much money as it took in last month, with his legal bills remaining a top expense as the former president grappled both with the aftermath of losing a civil fraud case and prepared for the start of a historic criminal trial in a Manhattan court.
Democrats build financial edge in battle for the House
Apr 19, 2024
Democrats are building a significant financial edge in the battle for the US House of Representatives, outraising their GOP counterparts and placing big fall ad reservations as Republicans grapple with the fallout of ongoing leadership battles.
New Trump super PAC ad hammers Biden on immigration as Mayorkas faces impeachment vote
Apr 17, 2024
As Donald Trump spends much of the week in New York court, his super PAC is back on the air for the first time in over a month with a stark new attack ad in Pennsylvania that coincides with President Joe Biden’s visit this week and slams his immigration policies.
General election matchup set in potentially historic race for new Alabama district, CNN projects
Apr 17, 2024
Shomari Figures will win the runoff for a seat redrawn under a new map that could result in two Black House members from Alabama serving together for the first time.
New campaign filings highlight rivalries and divides on Capitol Hill
Apr 17, 2024
When Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker last fall, Republican operatives were concerned that his successor, Mike Johnson, would not be able to replicate his fundraising prowess. So far, those concerns appear valid, new federal filings show.
Senate Democrats and allies have plans for over $300 million in fall ad reservations
Apr 16, 2024
Senate Democrats are planning to reserve $79 million in fall airtime for key battleground races, which, paired with plans by a top Democratic super PAC to spend hundreds of millions more, would give Democrats more than $300 million in fall reservations as they fight to defend their Senate majority.
Trump fundraising intensifies, Democrats post big hauls and other first-quarter takeaways
Apr 16, 2024
Former President Donald Trump’s fundraising operation picked up the pace during the first three months of the year while Democratic Senate and House candidates reported massive quarterly hauls as the battle for Congress takes shape, new federal filings show.
Democratic National Committee paid lawyers who represented Biden in special counsel probe
Apr 12, 2024
The Democratic National Committee has paid law firms that represented Joe Biden in the special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents, federal records show, even as the president’s aides have lambasted Donald Trump for directing donors’ money to help pay his mounting legal fees.
Trump and allied groups raise $65.6 million in March
Apr 3, 2024
The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee announced raising a combined $65.6 million in March and entered April with $93.1 million in cash on hand, the groups said on Wednesday.
Biden’s cash edge widens, Trump’s lawyer fees pile up and other takeaways from latest filings
Mar 21, 2024
Donald Trump’s campaign saw an uptick in donations in February but failed to match the accelerating fundraising pace set by Joe Biden, new filings show.
Trump leadership PAC’s soaring legal bills outstrip what it raised last month
Mar 21, 2024
Donald Trump’s leadership PAC spent more on legal expenses than it took in last month, a new filing shows – underscoring the steep financial toll of the myriad legal cases the former president faces.
George Santos announces he’s running for Congress again
Mar 8, 2024
Former GOP Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year, announced Thursday night that he’s running for Congress again — this time to challenge a Republican congressman in New York.
Teamsters giving $45K to both Republican and Democratic convention funds
Feb 22, 2024
The Teamsters’ political arm is donating $45,000 to the Republican National Committee – as part of what union officials say is a push to ensure that elected officials in both political parties hear from rank-and-file workers at this year’s presidential nominating conventions.
Biden and Democrats build cash edge over Trump and GOP, plus other campaign finance takeaways
Feb 21, 2024
President Joe Biden’s political operation has expanded its financial advantage over Donald Trump’s campaign as the two men hurtle toward an expected general election confrontation, new filings show.
Trump racked up more legal bills in January that his political donors helped pay
Feb 21, 2024
Donald Trump’s leadership PAC paid out more than $2.9 million to law firms last month as his legal troubles mounted and racked up an additional $1.9 million in unpaid legal bills at the end of January, according to a filing Tuesday night with federal regulators.
About
David Wright is a writer and editor for CNN Politics. He covers the 2016 campaign as a breaking news reporter, and also provides political newsgathering and television production.
Previously, Wright worked as an assignment editor and a news assistant at CNN’s Washington, D.C. bureau. He graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in politics and history, and grew up in Brunswick, Maine.
