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

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

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

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

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

The Fed’s newest governor brings a Trump perspective on the economy. Is anyone buying it?

The Federal Reserve’s newest policymaker has an unconventional perspective on the US economy that’s proving tough to sell. 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

Week in Politics: This week's elections; SCOTUS and Trump tariffs; shutdown update

We look at what Tuesday's vote means to both parties, and how the Supreme Court is looking at President Trump's tariffs. We also look ahead to what's next in the shutdown. Read More

Why Trump’s plan to help GOP keep control of the House could backfire

President Donald Trump is finding that redistricting his way to a GOP House majority in next year's midterms is a lot harder than it sounds. 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