The right-wing social network faces two federal investigations and an uncertain financial future. But it has still managed to outpace its rivals. Read More
Midterm Elections (2022)
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Back to news homeMidterm Disinformation Has Taken Over Pennsylvania
One state’s experience underscores how pervasive false and misleading information has become in the country’s electoral process, online and off. Read More
Biden Accuses Oil Companies of ‘War Profiteering’ and Threatens Windfall Tax
The president has been eager to redirect public anger over gas prices as Democrats try to keep power in Congress in the midterm elections. Read More
TV Prepares for a Chaotic Midterm Night
Broadcasters face challenges as they approach the climax of an election season marked by disinformation and distrust. Read More
Why the Price of Gas Has Such Power Over Us
“When prices go up, we have this feeling of oppression that we can’t do everything we want.” Read More
Why Am I Seeing That Political Ad? Check Your ‘Trump Resistance’ Score.
To help campaigns target ads, voter-profiling firms score millions of Americans on issues like guns, vaccines and QAnon. Read More
Ahead of Midterms, Disinformation Is Even More Intractable
Ahead of the midterm elections, the proliferation of alternative social media sites has helped cement false and misleading information as a defining feature of American politics. Read More
The Rise of Salem Media, a Conservative Radio Juggernaut
Salem Media, which counts the conservative personalities Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka among its radio hosts, has taken a pointed stance ahead of the midterm elections. Read More
Democrats Spent $2 Trillion to Save the Economy. They Don’t Want to Talk About It.
Polls show voters liked direct payments from President Biden’s 2021 economic rescue bill. But they have become fodder for Republican inflation attacks. Read More
Peter Thiel, Major U.S. Political Donor, Is Said to Pursue Maltese Citizenship
Obtaining citizenship in Malta would provide another passport for Mr. Thiel, who is one of the largest individual donors for the U.S. midterm elections. Read More