News Views
Fiscal News Roundup
- US Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump's Cost Cutting — New York Times
- The GOP's Hopes of a Tax Cut Election Are Falling Flat, Poll Shows — Politico
- Republicans Turn on Donald Trump's Tariffs in Battle for 'Political Survival' — Financial Times
- House Democrat Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Block Trump's Russian Diesel Deal — Politico
- Warsh Vows to Tame Inflation as AI Delivers 'Shock' to Economy — New York Times
- Trump Increased Investments in Drugmakers That Benefited From Medicare Exemptions, Democrats Say — Associated Press
- Megadonors Are Powering Republicans' Spending Advantage — Politico
- Power Struggle Erupts in Trump's White House as Midterm Losses Loom — Washington Post
- US Steel Prices Climb to Four-Year High as Trump's Tariffs Bite — Bloomberg
- Brent Oil Tops $110 for First Time Since May as Risks Swirl — Bloomberg
- White House Preservation Group Took $2.5M From Man Who Wanted to Demolish East Wing — Washington Post
- Nevada Takes Back $52 Million for Rural Broadband Amid Fears of Missed Spending Deadline — Associated Press
- After Booting 760K People From ACA Plans, Trump Administration Has Added Some Back — KFF Health News
- Katie Zacharia Out as Press Secretary After Five Days — Politico
Views and Analysis
- The White House Won't Even Try to Explain Trump's Fictional Inflation Numbers — Daniel Dale, CNN
- Trump Hasn't Lowered Drug Prices for These Voters — Rebecca Robbins, New York Times
- Voters Say It Is Their Top Concern. Why Aren't Politicians Acting on It? — Matthew Yglesias, New York Times
- Trump Has Failed to Listen to Voters on Inflation — Michael Strain, Financial Times
- A Perfect Economic Storm — Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
- When Will the Fed Move on Rates? — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times
- Trump's Defense Dreams Are on Life Support — Leo Shane III, Mark Satter and Connor O'Brien, Politico
- North Carolina and Georgia Senate Races Look Lost for the GOP. Why Trump Is Going Anyway — Alex Gangitano, Megan Messerly and Erin Doherty, Politico
- Trump Wants the Midterms to Be All About Himself. Judging by the Ads, Democrats Are Happy to Oblige — Jill Colvin and Aaron Kessler, Associated Press
- Who Could Lead the House GOP Next Congress — Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post
- The Hidden Divide That Makes Life So Much Less Affordable for Some Americans — Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post
- Washington State's 'Millionaire' Tax Trick — Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
- The Pentagon Buyout King — Zachary Groz, American Prospect
Fiscal News Roundup
- Secret Documents Reveal Donors Behind $330 Million for Trump's Ballroom — Washington Post
- Wholesale Prices Jumped 6.3% Annually in September, Biggest Gain Since 2022 — CNBC
- As Inflation Rises, More Than 40 Percent Say They Struggle to Pay for Basic Necessities: Pew — The Hill
- Despite Bad Inflation Report, Trump Says Economy Is Doing Fine — NPR
- Frustrated With Trump, Voters Overwhelmingly Want Change in Washington, an AP-NORC Poll Finds — Associated Press
- Trump's Approval Rating Hits Record Low in Fox News Poll — The Hill
- CEO Confidence Drops Into Negative Territory — Axios
- IEA Agrees to Release of Outstanding 100 Million Oil Barrels — Bloomberg
- Bipartisan House Group Urges Trump to Enforce Russia Sanctions, Scrap Diesel Deal — Politico
- The Education Department Is Preparing to Offload Its Student Loan Office — Washington Sun
- FAA Seeks Ownership Stake in Air Traffic AI Company — Politico
- White House Probes Claims of Missing Kennedy Center Money in "MAGA Blood Feud" — Axios
- Moreno Targets Data Center Incentives With 100% Tax — Politico
- Ways & Means Next Republican Gavel Race Underway — Punchbowl News
- Former FDA Officials Blast DOGE as 'One of the Biggest Disasters in American History' — STAT
Views and Analysis
- The Too-Hot-for-Comfort Economy — Neil Irwin, Axios
- Trump Has Brought Inflation Back to the Heartland — Jonthan Levin, Bloomberg
- Inflation Keeps Biting Real Wages — Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
- Why a $2 Trillion Deficit and 5% Treasury Yields Are Becoming America's Biggest Economic Challenge — Matt Peterson, CNBC
- America Needs More Capital — Larry Fink, Wall Street Journal
- Is the K-Shaped Economy Really More of an E? — Robert Armstrong, Financial Times
- Why Democrats Are Looking to Katherine Clark to Bring 'Order' to the House — Riley Rogerson, Politico
- It Was Meant to Stop Surprise Bills. It Cost Americans $17 Billion Instead — Jackson Hammond and Brian Blase, Washington Post
- The California Wealth Tax French Connection — Joseph C. Sternberg, Wall Street Journal
- Buyer Beware: New Medicare Plans Have Fewer Benefits, Higher Costs — Anna Wilde Mathews, Wall Street Journal
- Trump's Great Gift to Chinese Automakers — Ryan Cooper, American Prospect
- They Came to Washington to Dismantle Government. Now, They're Profiting From It — Faiz Siddiqui, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post