Senior Republican officials recently called Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, urging him to intervene in the Texas spending plans of the Fellowship PAC, a crypto political action committee backed by his former company Cantor Fitzgerald. The PAC had previously disclosed in an FEC filing that it planned to spend $1.75 million to support Ken Paxton, raising concerns within the party about its involvement in the sensitive primaries. Sources say the PAC ultimately did not run the ads, and Republicans subsequently stated that concerns had subsided. The Fellowship PAC, which is affiliated with Tether, previously stated its intention to raise $100 million for the 2026 election and has so far raised approximately $11 million. (Axios)