How the Republicans and Democrats are spending their money for the midterms

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published October 19, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Daniel Weiner of the Brennan Center for Justice's elections and government program, about the different campaign finance strategies of Republicans and Democrats.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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