AIPAC Ends Endorsements and Direct Candidate Donations; Affiliated Super PAC Continues

AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, announced Wednesday that it will stop endorsing candidates and giving directly to campaigns, while its affiliated super PAC, the United Democracy Project PAC, will keep operating. In an email from its leadership, the group said it will prioritize organized contributions from individual Americans to candidates and use new fundraising tools. Endorsements, direct PAC contributions and earmarking will end. Jewish Insider reported that the group will be absorbed into the super PAC. AIPAC has backed candidates directly since 2021, and it is giving more than $9 million to support Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.

Alternative outlets Democracy Now! and Zeteo do not cover the announcement. They promote Zeteo's hour-long documentary Night Flower, which asks whether AIPAC should register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, with filmmaker Dion Nissenbaum and editor Mehdi Hasan as voices. Left-leaning outlets The Washington Post and NPR report the change and stress that the super PAC continues, with the Post citing the Rogers money. The Daily Caller calls it a quiet shift and quotes the leadership email.