Jeff Yass
Coverage of Jeff Yass in the Nexus archive.
- Blackburn moves $4.8M from US Senate campaign account in apparent legal ‘workaround’
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn donated $4.8 million from her federal campaign account to the Club for Growth Action PAC, which later transferred nearly identical funds to the Tennessee Freedom Fund PAC to support her gubernatorial campaign. Tennessee law prohibits direct spending of federal campaign funds in state races, but the transactions appear to circumvent this restriction through intermediate PACs.
- Who's funding TV ads by outside groups in Tennessee governor's race, and what do they want?
Outside groups in Tennessee's governor's race are spending millions to influence voters, with the Tennessee Freedom Fund supporting Marsha Blackburn and advocating for privatizing public schools through vouchers, while a dark-money group called the American Exceptionalism Institute is running ads attacking Blackburn without disclosing donors. The Tennessee Freedom Fund, linked to billionaire Jeff Yass and the Club for Growth, has spent $2.4 million, focusing on issues like immigration rather than school vouchers.
- Money usually wins elections. Billionaires have already poured $433 million into the 2026 midterms—and 80% of it is going to Republicans
American billionaires have contributed over $433 million to the 2026 midterms, with 79% of the $344.3 million from the top 50 families supporting Republicans and conservative groups. Major recipients include MAGA Inc. ($89 million) and individual donors like Elon Musk ($71 million) and Jeff Yass ($55 million).
- Massive spending gap in Ohio governor race: Ramaswamy drops $9M on ads, Acton spends just $100K
Vivek Ramaswamy and his super PAC spent $9 million on ads during a six-week period in the Ohio governor race, while Democratic candidate Amy Acton spent $100,000. Ramaswamy's campaign raised $50 million, partly self-funded, with contributions from billionaires including Elon Musk and Jeff Yass. Acton raised $18.5 million, calling her opponent's spending approach ineffective.
- Marsha Blackburn, the $100m woman
Marsha Blackburn's political career has seen over $100 million in spending, with half raised through her campaigns and PACs and the other half from external groups. Key supporters include Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity, while billionaire Jeff Yass contributed $4 million in 2026. Comparisons are drawn to Governor Bill Lee and Rep. Steve Cohen regarding fundraising.
- Pro-private school voucher Club for Growth donates $3 million to PAC backing Blackburn for governor
The Club for Growth's School Freedom Fund donated $3 million to the Tennessee Freedom Fund PAC, which supports Marsha Blackburn's 2026 gubernatorial campaign. The PAC's ads focus on promoting private school vouchers and attacking opponents, funded in part by billionaire Jeff Yass, a major Trump donor. Blackburn is the only top candidate fully supporting voucher expansion.
- One Wall Street firm is paying its Gen Z interns fresh out of college $8,600 a week—more than the typical American makes in nearly two months
Susquehanna International Group (SIG) is offering master’s and PhD interns $8,600 weekly during a 10-week summer program for quantitative roles, significantly exceeding the median U.S. weekly earnings of $1,235. Competitors like Jane Street and Citadel also offer high intern pay, with acceptance rates rivaling Ivy League admissions.
- This billionaire trading tycoon argues the public is looking at federal debt all wrong
Jeff Yass, a billionaire trading tycoon, argues that the conventional view of federal debt being excessively high is based on an incorrect comparison. He challenges the notion that the $39.1 trillion federal debt figure (or $31.6 trillion excluding internal liabilities) is unreasonably high.