Newsletter Archive

October 2024

Bad News for Harris as the Polls Tighten Up

Happy Friday! The stars tonight are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas. Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a speech in Houston focused on reproductive rights with Beyoncé by her side. Former President Donald Trump was…

Plus: Plus: Medicaid enrollment plunges

Trump’s Impossible Tax Cut

With 12 days and counting until Election Day, former President Donald Trump is campaigning in Tempe, Arizona, and has a rally scheduled in Las Vegas tonight, while Vice President Kamala Harris is set to host a rally in the Atlanta suburbs…

Plus: Plus: Medicare Advantage paid billions for questionable diagnoses: report

Harris Economic Plan 'Vastly Superior,' 23 Nobel Prize Winners Say

Good evening. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to answer questions from “persuadable” voters at a CNN Town Hall outside Philadelphia at 9 p.m. ET tonight. Former President Donald Trump held a faith-focused town hall in Zebulon, Georgia,…

Plus: Plus: An October non-surprise

Biden and Harris Tout $1 Billion in Medicare Drug Savings

Happy Tuesday! We’ve made it to the final fortnight of the presidential race! Both campaigns spent part of the day courting Latino voters, a group that still favors Vice President Kamala Harris, but at much smaller margins than Democrats…

Plus: Plus: IRS releases tax brackets for 2025

Trump Plan Would Make Social Security Insolvent in 6 Years: Analysis

Happy Monday! Former President Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina today while Vice President Kamala Harris is holding events with former Rep. Liz Cheney in the "blue wall" states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, continuing…

Plus: Plus: Trump says Congress should reconvene to deliver more disaster relief

Trump Says He’d Consider Eliminating Taxes on Cops, Military, Vets

Happy Friday! On this date in 1977 Reggie Jackson earned himself the nickname “Mr. October” by swatting three home runs in Game 6 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, propelling the New York Yankees to a championship. Here…

Plus: Plus: Harris questions Trump’s fitness for another term

The Tax Gap Hits Nearly $700 Billion

Happy Thursday! Israel said its forces had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the chief architect of the October 7, 2023, attacks that left more than 1,200 people, including 46 Americans, dead. “DNA tests have now confirmed that Sinwar is…

Plus: Plus: Biden forgives another $4.5 billion in student debt

Trump Rejects Tariff Criticism as Economists Warn About His Plans

Happy Tuesday! Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived at the National Zoo today after a roughly 19-hour journey from China. Also, with the election 21 days away, former President Donald Trump sat for an interview at the Economic…

Plus: Plus: Global public debt to hit a new milestone

FEMA Spent Half Its Disaster Fund in Less Than Two Weeks

It’s Friday! With 25 days to go until the election, former President Donald Trump wasn’t campaigning in a swing state but instead visited Colorado, a reliably Democratic state, to deliver remarks about immigration in Aurora, the Denver…

Plus: Plus: Who would benefit from Harris's plans

Trump Pitches Two New Tax Breaks

Happy 10-10! Lots going on today, as President Joe Biden discussed hurricane relief, former President Donald Trump made some news in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club and Vice President Kamala Harris joined a Situation Room meeting on…

Plus: Plus: Inflation at a 3-year low

Biden Denounces Trump's 'Onslaught of Lies' on Hurricane Relief

Good evening. As Hurricane Milton barrels toward the west coast of Florida ahead of an expected landfall tonight, the political brawl continues over the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene and the misinformation being…

Plus: Plus: What weight loss drugs could cost Medicare

Harris Proposes Major New Medicare Benefit

Happy Tuesday! Vice president Kamala Harris continued her media blitz today, following the “60 Minutes” interview that aired Monday night with live appearances on “The View” and “The Howard Stern Show” and a taped guest spot on “The Late…

Plus: Plus: 2024 deficit totals $1.8 trillion, CBO says

Trump Would Balloon the National Debt by Twice as Much as Harris: Report

Monday marks the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel. President Joe Biden participated in a solemn candle-lighting service at the White House in memory of the victims. There are 101 hostages…

Plus: Plus: Who would benefit most from Trump’s plans

Blowout Job Growth Points to ‘Mother of All Soft Landings’

Happy Friday! President Joe Biden surprised the White House press corps today by taking questions in the White House briefing room for the first time since taking office. Biden’s appearance before the news media coincided with two major…

Plus: Plus: White House slams Trump’s lies on hurricane relief funding

Cost Estimates Soar for Hurricane Helene

Hope you’re having a good Thursday – and happy Rosh Hashanah to those who celebrate!

Plus: Plus, Biden student loan plan gets a pass

Feds Warn Emergency Funds Running Low as Biden Deploys Troops to Southeast

A federal district court judge today partly unsealed a legal filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith, offering more details about the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. "When the defendant lost the 2020…

Plus: Plus: 5 quick points on the vice presidential debate

Speaker Johnson Outlines 5-Point Republican Agenda for 2025

Good evening. The vice-presidential debate between Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET. It will be moderated by CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan, who will leave any fact-checking to…

Plus: Plus: Debate night!

September 2024

Biden May Call Congress Back to Pass Hurricane Relief

Good evening. We’re just hours away from a likely strike by some 45,000 dockworkers that is expected to shut down activity at dozens of ports along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The International Longshoremen's Association, the…

Plus: Plus: A port strike deadline draws near

Harris Tries to Flip Trump’s Biggest Advantages

TGIF! On this date 30 years ago, hundreds of Republican congressional candidates gathered on the steps of the Capitol building to sign the "Contract with America," the conservative policy agenda put together by Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey…

Plus: Plus: Key inflation gauge nears Fed's target