5+ hour, 30+ min ago   (158+ words) “As Jimmy Kimmel‘s interview with James Talarico nears 7 million views on YouTube, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr weighed in on Saturday evening, accusing the Texas U.S. Senate candidate of orchestrating a ‘hoax’ to drive up ‘clicks and donations,'” Deadline…...

17+ hour, 52+ min ago   (143+ words) David Graham: “A paradox of this moment is that inflation is a big reason for Trump’s cratering approval and his party’s sinking odds in the midterm elections, but nearly every one of his signature policy ideas is inflationary. The basic…...

18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (298+ words) CNBC: “Hotter-than-expected inflation data has turned next week’s Federal Reserve meeting into a defining test for Chairman Kevin Warsh. His choice now is whether to raise interest rates, or look like he isn’t in control of the central bank he…...

18+ hour, 37+ min ago   (147+ words) “President Donald Trump expressed optimism about resolving a trade fight with Canada and downplayed the prospect of quitting a continental trade pact, in a potential sign of de-escalating tensions between the two countries,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “We’re doing great....

18+ hour, 57+ min ago   (208+ words) Jonathan Chait: “Donald Trump’s new promise to give a $5,000 check to every adult American citizen if Republicans win the midterm elections may be an effort to answer a variant of an age-old riddle: Can Trump devise a policy so ill-conceived…...

19+ hour, 58+ min ago   (156+ words) “The world’s most valuable energy corridors are pinching shut,” the New York Times reports. “On Friday, Houthi militants backed by Iran expanded their control of the Red Sea, threatening a critical route for Persian Gulf crude. That left the region…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago   (138+ words) “A handful of U.S. states with some of the most competitive congressional races in the country are caught in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,” the Washington Post reports. “While the…...

21+ hour, 27+ min ago   (180+ words) “With less than two months until the midterm elections, President Trump commenced a final push this week to preserve his Republican majority in Congress, arguing that the United States under GOP control had brought prices ‘way, way down,'” the New…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (153+ words) “The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions,” Axios reports. “Diesel is a key cost throughout the supply chain, meaning…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (173+ words) “The Republican faithful, gathered in arena hallways and hotel ballrooms during this week’s midterm convention, projected confidence they had a good story to tell on the economy,” Bloomberg reports. “Some pointed to the steady unemployment rate and stock market growth…...