Newsletter Archive

October 2026

Iran War Cost Now Tops $47 Billion: Reports

Happy Wednesday! President Trump returns to Ohio today, his third visit to the state this month as he tries to drive support for Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy. Former President Barack Obama, meanwhile, is…

Senators Press for Answers on 760,000 Obamacare Terminations

Happy Tuesday! With one week to go until Election Day, President Trump is continuing his swing through states that would typically be reliably in the Republican column. Trump today returned to Texas for a third time since the GOP's midterm…

Trump Offers $1 Million Voter Fraud Bounty

Happy Monday! After weekend campaign stops in battleground states Georgia and Michigan, President Trump is heading down to Mississippi, a deep-red state that he won by more than 20 percentage points in 2024. Incumbent GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde…

Trump Cancels Some Canada Tariffs as Midterms Loom

Happy Friday! President Trump said today that he personally directed the Department of Justice to sue to block the election results of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. "I'm the one that said do it," the…

Family Health Insurance Plans Now Cost Over $28,000 a Year

Good Thursday evening! Calley Means, a key figure in the Make America Healthy Again movement and top adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resigned from the Trump administration today. The resignation comes…

Trump Admin to Tap Emergency Oil Reserve

Good evening. Here's what we're watching as we recalculate the odds of 41-year-old LeBron James leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a championship this season.

Trump Announces $8B Aid Package for Farmers Hurt by Diesel Prices

Happy Tuesday! President Trump today announced a new "Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program" before heading to another campaign rally in a red state - this time, in North Carolina, where polls have Republican Senate candidate Michael…

Trump Orders New NIH Initiative on Women’s Health

Happy Monday! With just over two weeks until Election Day, President Trump headed to ruby-red Kansas, where he'll stump this evening for Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, who is in a tight race against Democrat Adam Hamilton. The trip is…

US Budget Deficit Rises to Third Highest in History

Happy Friday! We hope you had a better day than Katie Zacharia, who was ousted as White House press secretary just one week after President Trump announced her hiring. It wasn't a very happy day for budget watchers, either, as the Treasury…

Inflation Jumps Again, Wiping Out Wage Gains

With 20 days to go until Election Day, inflation continues to run hot as high energy prices percolate through the economy. We've got your Wednesday evening update.

Iran War Has Cost US Households $2,000 Each, New Analysis Finds

President Trump continues his campaign blitz this week, following a rally last night in Youngstown, Ohio, with another one tonight in Wasilla, Alaska, meant to boost Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan's re-election bid. The president is…

Trump Ramps Up His Fight With the Fed

Happy Friday! President Trump today named Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, as his next White House press secretary, replacing the departed Karoline Leavitt. Zacharia has been serving as a communications adviser for the company…

2026 Deficit Rose to $2 Trillion: CBO

Happy Thursday! It's debate night in Michigan, where Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers and Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed will face off in their race for a seat that will help decide which party controls the Senate in the next Congress…

Trump Promises More Payments to Voters Ahead of Midterms

It's the first Monday in October, which means that the Supreme Court started a new term. With Election Day just four weeks away as of tomorrow, President Trump is holding a rally tonight in Grand Island, Nebraska, continuing a string of…

Final Jobs Report Before Election Day Disappoints

Good Friday evening. The last monthly jobs report before November's midterm elections fell short of expectations, indicating that the labor market in recent months has been softer than previously thought, while wage growth continues to…

September 2026