Economy News For The First Time In Ages, Democrats Are Competitive On The Economy

Are Voters Finally Starting to Believe Democrats on the Economy?

Tuesday’s election results could suggest that the party is finally settling on a coherent, effective economic message. But the Democrats have blown these opportunities before. Read More

Divided Democrats Hope Attacking the Trump Economy Unites Party

In Virginia, New York and New Jersey, Democrats emphasize affordability, believing voters are dissatisfied with the president’s economic policies. Read More

Takeaways from the 2025 elections: Trump looms over every race, while Democrats win on the economy

Democratic victories in Tuesday’s highest-profile, and under-the-radar, elections give the party a shot in the arm as they look to regroup and storm into next year’s key midterm elections. Read More

Democrats flip the economy on Trump to help win 2025 elections: Live updates

President Trump is out to stop the 2025 midterms from turning into a preview of the 2026 midterms. Democrats want to keep the momentum going. Read More

CNN’s Harry Enten Spells Out Bad News For Democrats Trying To Use Economic Messaging Against Trump

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten found on Friday that a significant number of Americans no longer view the economy as their number one political issue. Americans’ viewing the economy as the top ... Read More

Trump promotes his economic agenda after Democratic election victories

Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, and there are signs that the economy — specifically, Trump’s inability to deliver the ... Read More

CBS News poll finds negativity on economy, job market and concerns about AI's impact

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More

Democrats seek shutdown leverage with economy over Trump, GOP

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are buckling in for a protracted government shutdown, something that experts say could begin to have a significant impact on the economy and put pressure on President Trump ... Read More

Why this government shutdown could be different for the economy

Typically, government shutdowns follow a familiar script: each party blames the other, a resolution is reached in short order and the immediacy of the issue fades in voters’ minds long before the next ... Read More