Political spending for 2026 isn’t just gearing up, it’s hitting the gas. As of November, more than $1.7 billion has already been spent toward a projected $10.8 billion total, according to AdImpact.

Meta has decided to stop serving political, electoral and social advertising on its platforms in the European Union rather than be subject to upcoming regulation. The Transparency and Targeting of ...

Political ad spending is projected to reach $11.6 billion in 2026, and a growing share is expected to flow into podcasts and digital audio.

Gray Media stands to benefit from a record $10.1B political advertising spend during the 2026 midterms. Political ad spending is a major, predictable catalyst for local broadcasters’ top-line growth, ...

Political advertising has long been a cash cow for local television stations in an election year, but that source of income may be drying up. Spending on political ads overall is projected to hit a ...

In response to the European Union’s incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it will stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October. Calling the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio— The ad opens on an exasperated couple cleaning up after a birthday party. “Ugh, he just won’t leave,” says the woman. “The clown?” asks the man, gesturing at a rainbow-haired ...