Supreme Court extends midterm TV ad discounts to party committees

The Supreme Court blocked a Fourth Circuit ruling to keep an FCC policy that lets political committees—like the NRCC and NRSC—receive the same discounted TV ad rates that candidates typically get for the upcoming midterms. The unsigned order means the discounts apply to both committees and candidates as litigation continues, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson alone dissenting. The ruling, paired with a June decision loosening spending limits on coordinated party communications, boosts Republican fundraising leverage by enlarging the impact of cheap broadcast ads, though Democrats would benefit too if broadcasters extend discounts to them and their candidates.”}{