Biden has a story to tell about the economy. Inflation gets in the way.
President Biden has a story he wants to tell voters about the economy, one of consistent job growth over the course of his presidency and of a pandemic recovery that…
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Strong economy can be double-edged sword for Biden if rates stay high
The booming economy is exacerbating a key vulnerability for President Biden heading into the height of campaign season, as inflation and interest rates could remain higher until deep into the…
Evangelicals are fed up with the House GOP’s Israel aid holdouts
GREENVILLE, N.C. — The father and son pastors, Danny and Stephen Hoell, had just returned from Israel, and it was time for the congregants gathered before them to hear what…
Voters think the nation is going off rails — just not in their state
Voters are not shy about saying how bad they perceive things are. Ask if the nation is heading in the right direction, and barely a quarter of voters will say…
Kansas governor vetoes a ban on gender-affirming care; GOP vows override
The Democratic governor of Kansas vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, setting up a confrontation with the state’s Republican supermajority as it tries to…
How Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake has shifted her abortion stance
In 2022, Republican candidate Kari Lake, who was vying to be governor, called abortion the “ultimate sin” and praised a 160-year-old Arizona measure that virtually outlawed abortion as “a great…
Biden says the 2024 race is binary. Millions don’t see it that way.
For months, President Biden’s campaign aides have dismissed concerns about his sagging approval ratings by asserting that once the 2024 race becomes a clear binary choice between the president and…
Mike Pence pushes a post-Trump path for conservatives and GOP
Mike Pence became vice president by bearing witness to Donald Trump — the thrice-married, six-times bankrupt, once “very pro-choice” real estate promoter — as “a good man” who would “make…
The economy, and inflation, are revving up at a terrible time for Biden
The booming economy is exacerbating a key vulnerability for President Biden heading into the height of campaign season, as inflation and interest rates could remain higher until deep into the…
Trump might want to stop comparing this moment to four years ago
There is definitely something weird about Donald Trump and his supporters constantly asking Americans whether they were better off four years ago. Almost no one in America was better off…