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Americans don't want taxpayer dollars funding campaign ads: poll

What Americans say about using taxpayer funds for election-related ads featuring the president

Data: Reuters/Ipsos; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios

Fox News' ratings margin hits widest point as it turns 30

A line chart that shows average daily viewership for Fox, CNN and MSNBC from 1997 to 2026, with 2026 through Sept. 29. Fox rises from 23,000 to a peak of 1.87 million in 2020 and leads thereafter. CNN peaks at 1.137 million in 2020. MSNBC peaks at 1.24 million in 2020.

Average viewership per day across select cable news networks

Data: Nielsen; Note: Data represents audiences age 2+; Chart: Christine Wang/Axios

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