The billionaires behind the record midterm ad blitz

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Apple News Today

2026-10-22

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More than $10 billion is expected to be spent on advertising in this midterm cycle. New York Times reporter Teddy Schleifer joins to explain where the money comes from, how a recent Supreme Court ruling has shifted power back toward party committees, and what voters should watch for in the final two weeks. Russia freed a retired American schoolteacher, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff called Putin a “humanitarian” — drawing swift bipartisan criticism. Francesca Ebel, Ukraine correspondent for the Washington Post, explains what the prisoner release and a fresh promise of peace talks actually signal about where negotiations stand, and why Ukraine is heading into a difficult winter. Nearly a decade after Apu quietly disappeared from ‘The Simpsons’ amid controversy, the character is back — this time voiced by an Indian American actor. The AP’s Terry Tang looks at what the recast means at a moment of growing South Asian political visibility. Plus, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must continue providing gender-affirming care to transgender federal inmates, a New Mexico court made a substantial financial ruling against Meta, and America just got its first new national park in six years. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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  • Good morning.

  • On today's show, a look at the unprecedented amount of money being spent on ads in the midterms.

  • If you watch TV, if you watch college football

  • or a hit show on one of the broadcast networks,

  • like you're inundated with these things.

  • How The Simpsons brought back Apu, the iconic and controversial character.

  • And America opens its newest national park.

  • It's Thursday, October 22nd.

  • I'm Gideon Resnick.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • The midterms are less than 2 weeks away now.

  • And if you live in a swing state, you'd likely know it pretty quickly just by turning on your television.

  • Advertisements are nothing new, but the scale this year is massive.

  • For example, President Trump's super PAC has spent

  • more than a quarter of a billion dollars

  • to support Republicans since the beginning of September.

  • So just where does all this money end up going, and how does it influence voters?

  • I called up Teddy Schleifer, a New York Times reporter who covers billionaires and their impact on the world.

  • I started by asking if he could help put a number to all of these contributions.

  • So big picture here, we've seen headlines about Elon Musk, President Trump, Michael Bloomberg, others pouring millions into the midterms.

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