Trump, GOP lag Biden and Democrats in fundraising as campaigns look to general election

President Biden and Democrats started off the year with a significant fundraising edge over former President Trump and the Republican National Committee, campaign finance reports filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission show. 

Mr. Biden's campaign says it entered February with $130 million cash on hand across its affiliated committees. Two of those entities, the Biden for President Committee and the Democratic National Committee, account for $80 million of that war chest, according to their Monday filings. 

Two of his other joint fundraising committees, the Biden Victory Fund and Biden Action Fund, file on a quarterly basis and haven't released their January numbers.