http://www.newsweek.com/peter-thiel-republican-midterms-donation-rnc-donald-trump-fec-election-2018-1096227 > Billionaire tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel donated more than $100,000 to Republican candidates ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, records show.  > Thiel, who was one of Donald Trump's earliest supporters in his road to the White House, gave $101,700 to the Republican National Committee on July 10, according to Federal Election Commission records first revealed by CNBC. The six-figure donation is the largest amount of cash he's given to any political cause since Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.