By David Prior | Oct 29, 2026 | Economy & Business, Featured, News & Analysis, Politics America’s economic scoreboard is about to get an update at the worst possible time for incumbents, with GDP and inflation reports landing in the final stretch before midterm Election Day.
Members of the audience listen as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to supporters at a midterm election campaign rally for incumbent US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) at an arena in Corinth, Mississippi, US, October 26, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald…
Voters are more worried about how President Donald Trump’s foreign policy choices are driving up the cost of living than about the policies themselves. Election Day is less than a week away, and the stakes are enormous. For two years,…
The American economy is still expanding at a healthy clip, even as Washington’s trade and immigration agenda throws sand into the gears. Gross domestic product rose at a 3.4% annual rate, a strong showing that points to durable demand and continued investment.
By MARIE J. FRENCH 10/29/2026 04:42 PM EDT GOP House candidate Anthony Constantino said his party is all for "drill baby drill." | Cindy Schultz for POLITICO ENERGY COST BLAME GAME: Republican congressional candidates are stoking concerns that Democratic-backed climate policies are driving rising…
Will the good ol’ pocketbook issues be a defining lever in Tuesday’s mid-term elections that decide control of Congress? With politics on many people’s minds these days, my trusty spreadsheet tried to answer a never-ending debate: Which team, red or blue,…
Two years after returning Trump to the White House, Americans are being asked whether they want to maintain Republican control of Washington or shift the balance of power towards the Democrats. HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania: Americans head to the polls next Tuesday…
A look at final pre-midterms polls show that outside Trump’s MAGA base, he’s more unpopular than he’s ever been at the worst possible time for his party. Midterm elections are typically referenda on the performance and popularity of whoever happens…
Republicans won’t attach their names to this prediction, but many of them expect Tuesday’s midterms to hand Democrats at least one chamber of Congress. And they’re already bracing for President Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda to get bogged down by a…
Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from 3.4% in August. Inflation rose 7.9% in February 2022, the, the biggest rise in the consumer price index in 40 years, the Labor Department reported. But what…
The cost of living as a Republican problem and campaign message: inflation reports, grocery, gas and diesel prices, and what Republicans promise voters on affordability.
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