The American midterm elections in 2022 cost $16.7 billion, and billionaire spending was up 44 percent compared to 2018. Yet has this astronomical spending on elections been translated into effective governance? How will the U.S. government face issues like the endangering of freedom of speech, women's rights, and gun reform? Let's find out in the latest episode of Facts Tell.

00:00-00:36: Intro
00:36-02:19: Most expensive midterm elections in America
02:20-04:42: Dark money and Senate races
04:42-07:51: Billionaires donating more
07:52-12:57: Freedom of speech
12:58-15:26: Nord Stream Story
15:26-17:17: Roe V. Wade
17:18- 19:26: Culture of violence
19:27-19:58: Outro

For more:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-03-31/Is-the-U-S-still-the-beacon-of-democracy--1iCwV8zUGru/index.html

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