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2025 U.S. Midterms Update: Full-Year Politics, Economy, Polls, and Key Events (Jan–Dec 2025) – DrWeb’s Domain
2025 U.S. Midterms Update: Full-Year Politics, Economy, Polls, and Key Events (Jan–Dec 2025) Editor’s Note: This consolidated 2025 annual report bridges the gap between the August 2025 and February 2026 monthly updates. I was assisted in this report by ChatGPT. –DrWeb Major Political Events in 2025 President Donald Trump’s second term began on January 20,…
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What economic experts think about Trump’s choice of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair – PBS News
By — Hannah Grabenstein What economic experts think about Trump’s choice of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair Economy Updated on Jan 30, 2026 7:29 PM EST — Published on Jan 30, 2026 5:17 PM EST President Donald Trump announced Friday that he would nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve,…
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Charted: Where Inflation Has Hit the Hardest (2000–2025) – Visual Capitalist
Economy Charted: Where Inflation Has Hit the Hardest (2000–2025) Published 17 hours ago, on January 13, 2026 By Dorothy Neufeld, Graphics/Design: Miranda Smith See more visualizations like this on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest Email Where Inflation Has Hit the Hardest (2000–2025) See visuals like this from many other…
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Letters from an American – January 6, 2026 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, January 6, 2026 By Heather Cox Richardson, Jan 06, 2026 “They say that when you win the presidency you lose the midterm,” President Donald J. Trump said today to House Republicans. “I wish you could explain to me what the hell is going on with the mind of the public because…
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Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us – Robert Reich – The Guardian
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us By Robert Reich Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My…
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Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 – CNN Politics
Politics, 13 min read Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 By Daniel Dale, Dec 27, 2025 It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be. Just like his first presidency, President Donald Trump’s first calendar year back in the White House was an unceasing parade of…
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Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April – PBS News
Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April Economy – Dec 23, 2025 11:03 AM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The Conference Board said…
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Trump pushes back on criticism of economy in contentious prime-time speech – The Washington Post
Trump pushes back on criticism of economy in contentious prime-time speech Updated, December 17, 2025 at 10:28 p.m. EST51 min ago 1 min President Donald Trump delivered a sharply political televised speech Wednesday evening focused heavily on the economy, an effort to reverse declining public opinion numbers and the view even among some supporters that…
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America’s deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts – CBS News
MoneyWatch America’s deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts By Aimee Picchi, Mary Cunningham Updated on: November 19, 2025 / 5:27 PM EST / CBS News Although inflation across the U.S. is far cooler than in the post-pandemic years, millions of Americans say they still feel the pinch of rising prices, struggle to pay…
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Why baby boomers are the wealthiest generation – The Washington Post
How baby boomers got so rich and why their kids are unlikely to catch up The wealthiest generation holds more than $85 trillion in assets thanks to economic conditions Gen X, millennials and others would be hard-pressed to replicate. November 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. EST, Yesterday at 5:00 a.m. EST, 7 min By Shannon…
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Why Halloween candy is getting more expensive and less chocolate-y – CNN Business
Business• 4 min read Why Halloween candy is getting more expensive and less chocolate-y By Ramishah Maruf and Matt Egan Updated 44 min ago New York — Even the joy of Halloween will cost more this year, with less chocolate than in years past. Expect more packages of tangy gummies, riding off a meteoric high last…
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Democrats erupt over “illegal” Trump move to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook – Axios
Democratic Congress members responded with fury on Monday after President Trump said he’s firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Why it matters: Some lawmakers are calling on the federal judiciary to swiftly strike down Cook’s ouster, arguing that the president has no legal basis for it. What happened: Trump said in a letter posted to…
