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Research: A small Spanish study of older patients with prediabetes linked eating 200g of sardines weekly for a year to reduced blood pressure and increased HDL cholesterol.
Fact: Sardines do not accumulate concerning levels of mercury because of their small size.
Fact: People who eat fresh sardines typically remove the bones, thus not consuming their calcium.
Fact: Sardines are more commonly consumed from a tin than fresh.
Sardines are rich in nutrients.
Fact: One standard can of sardines contains about 350 milligrams of calcium and 4 micrograms of vitamin D.
Fact: Tinned sardines are eaten whole, including bones softened by the canning process.
Since the 2020 election, numerous investigations, audits, recounts, and court proceedings nationwide have found no evidence of election interference or malpractice.
In June 2026, delegates at the Republican state convention voted for Heather Baxter, a South Dakota state representative advocating for extensive election integrity measures, to be their nominee.
Monae Johnson's campaign promised to implement changes to prevent election fraud and manipulation, including counting all ballots by hand and auditing every precinct in South Dakota.
Monae Johnson, South Dakota's Republican secretary of state, endorsed a Democratic candidate to succeed her after losing her primary race in June 2026.
Monae Johnson praised the law enforcement and public policy background of Terrence Davis, a Democrat and former state trooper.
Monae Johnson criticized the election tactics of many in her Republican party.
Representative Mike Collins, a Republican nominee in Georgia, and Michael Whatley, a Republican nominee in North Carolina, have consistently trailed in polls.
The Cook Political Report groups Senate races rated as leaning or likely as favoring a specific party.
Senator John Thune stated in the week of September 15, 2026, that Republicans make decisions about resources based on the stretched political map.
Vice President JD Vance will be in North Carolina on Monday, September 22, 2026.
Democrats recently invested an additional $10 million to defend a Michigan Senate seat they currently hold.
Shane Goldmacher is a national political correspondent covering the 2026 midterm elections.
Democrats have not won a Senate seat in Kansas for nearly a century.