United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Punchbowl News
This page ran 537 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 1 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $128.8–200.5K of spend, which makes it the 455th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Media. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
537
ads
$164.6K
reported spend, range $128.8–200.5K
23%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 536 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Donald Trump$11.4K
- congressional Republicans$9.5K
- House Democrats$4.6K
- Pete Hegseth$4.2K
- Trump administration$3.3K
- House Republican majority$2.3K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 23%, State 0.4%, Ballot measures 0.2%, No specific race 77%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
First of all, you should watch the entire episode of Fly Out Day with President Donald Trump. It was a very interesting 30-plus minutes. What Trump told us. Trump said GOP voters are “very angry” with congressional Republicans, and he declined to back Senate Majority Leader John Thune for another term as the top Senate Republican. Cut through the noise with the only source of news trusted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Subscribe to our free newsletter to watch.
7 August 2026 · Punchbowl News · $9–10K · 250K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Senate GOP leaders wanted to get back in sync with President Donald Trump after weeks of public clashes. Quickly clearing two of the president’s high-profile nominations was a good place to start. Trump has blown that up. Cut through the noise with the only source of news trusted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Subscribe to our free newsletter to find out what to expect.
6 July 2026 · Punchbowl News · $6–7K · 125K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ leadership team is discussing a broad overhaul of how the House Democratic Caucus operates as the party inches toward the midterm elections — and potentially the majority. Two distinct issues are playing out here for Democrats. We’ll dive into each and their ramifications. Cut through the noise with the only source of news trusted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Subscribe to our free newsletter to find out what to expect.
3 September 2026 · Punchbowl News · $5–6K · 100K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
In the Democratic Party, being a stalwart of the progressive movement while also helping the party’s leadership elect Democrats of all stripes isn’t easy. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is trying to pull it off as speculation mounts over her ambitions in 2028 and beyond. Cut through the noise with the only source of news trusted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Subscribe to our free newsletter to find out what to expect.
21 August 2026 · Punchbowl News · $5–6K · 150K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
The tension between Zohran Mamdani and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is just getting started. Follow the story through the June 23rd New York primaries with Punchbowl AM — free. Cut through the noise with the only source of news trusted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Subscribe to our free newsletter to find out what to expect.
11 June 2026 · Punchbowl News · $5–6K · 100K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Black Democrats are urging national Democratic groups to spend more heavily to support Scott Colom’s long-shot Senate campaign against Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in Mississippi. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) is leading the charge and pointing fingers at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Cut through the noise with the only source of news trusted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Subscribe to our free newsletter to find out what to expect.
18 September 2026 · Punchbowl News · $4.5–5K · 100K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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