Politics

Midterm landscape shifts as Trump faces scrutiny over crypto revenue and approval ratings

Federal filings report large personal crypto earnings alongside polling shifts and state election disputes.

Updated Sep 6, 2026 · 12:21 UTC2 reports

The short version

A federal filing released this summer reported that President Donald Trump took in $1.2 billion from his cryptocurrency businesses last year.[ABC News · Associated Press]
A July AP-NORC poll showed that only one-third of U.S. adults approved of Trump's handling of the presidency.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Parties are focusing on key state contests, with the Democratic Governors Association investing $5 million to support Rob Sand in Iowa.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Republican governors raised concerns over federal election oversight, with Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon characterizing Justice Department poll monitoring as aggressive and irregular.[ABC News · Associated Press]

President Donald Trump earned $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year according to federal financial disclosures released this summer.[ABC News · Associated Press]
According to a July survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, one-third of U.S. adults approve of Trump's presidential performance.[ABC News · Associated Press]
The Democratic Governors Association contributed $5 million to support Rob Sand's campaign for governor of Iowa.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon characterized the conduct of Justice Department officials monitoring poll workers and observing voters as aggressive and irregular.[ABC News · Associated Press]

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