Congressional Republicans will make a final attempt to gain a midterm spending boost against Democrats after an appeals court dealt them a blow by ruling coordinated ad buys between political parties and joint fundraising committees are not entitled to cheaper candidate rates.
The Monday decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which came in response to a Hail Mary legal challenge from Democrats, reverses part of a Supreme Court ruling in June that allowed unlimited coordinated spending between political parties and candidates.
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