US Elections 2026: Who Won & Lost The Billionaire Spending Battle?

Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk was the biggest individual political spender, with OpenSecrets estimating his outside spending at $445.5 million during the 2025-26 election cycle. American billionaires poured billions of dollars into the 2026 US midterm elections, but the results showed that even enormous…

Mike Johnson Bows Out Of House GOP Leadership Race After Midterm Rout

Johnson became House Speaker in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy was removed from the position. He retained the speakership through the 2024 election cycle, during which Republicans maintained their House majority. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro) US House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek to become House…