Politics News Trump Needs Governors To Reopen The Economy Even Republican Ones Aren T Onboard

Economic promises helped Trump get elected. Now he has an affordability problem

Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, even as President Trump tries to tout "record highs" in the stock market. Read More

Voters in Virginia and New Jersey send a message: It’s Trump’s economy now

The economy and rising prices were high on the minds of voters on Election Day, and those concerns contributed to a Democratic sweep of statewide offices in Virginia and New Jersey. Read More

Trump may become the face of economic discontent, a year after such worries helped him win big

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got a serious warning from voters that he’s out of touch with their fears about a deteriorating U.S. economy. Democrats cruised in key races across the country ... Read More

Trump’s policies and inflation drive governor’s race in New Jersey, where GOP has been making gains

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters are electing their next governor Tuesday in a race that will reveal whether Democrats maintain their grip on a state that has been reliably blue but has shown ... Read More

Trump's Republican Party insists there's no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses

Many Republican leaders insist there's no problem with the GOP's policies, the party's message or President Donald Trump’s leadership, despite big losses in this month's elections ... Read More

The affordability crisis is forcing Trump to radically reshape his economic plan on the fly

President Donald Trump swept into office with a bold plan to remake America’s economy. But the realities of a persistent affordability crisis, low favorability ratings and biting election losses for ... Read More

It’s still the economy. The one big lesson for Trump and Republicans after Dems win big

If one thing was clear about the Democratic wins up and down the ballot on Tuesday night, it’s that Americans had grown tired of waiting for President Donald Trump to fulfill his promises to bring ... Read More

The Latest: Federal offices reopen as the government shutdown ends

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers ... Read More

Only Trump Can Reopen the Government. But He’s Not in the Mood.

Before last night’s off-year elections, there was quiet momentum in Washington toward an end to the government shutdown, which has officially become the longest one in U.S. history. Among Senate ... Read More