It’s Wednesday, so President Biden will be out and about. Later today, Mr. Biden will travel to Wisconsin to deliver a speech in Racine about his economic agenda. Vice President Kamala Harris is also on the road, traveling to Philadelphia to speak out on proposed abortion rights. Last Wednesday, Ms. Harris flew to Jacksonville, Florida,…
The outrage of young Americans over the war between Israel and Hamas has dominated political discussion for weeks. Democratic and Republican lawmakers have made pilgrimages to Columbia University and other campuses to support or denounce demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza, and President Biden addressed the unrest in his remarks on Thursday. But recent polls suggest…
A customer shops for groceries at a grocery store on March 12, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The final inflation news that Federal Reserve officials will see before their policy meeting next week is in, and none of it is particularly good. Overall, Commerce Department indexes,…
Simon Rosenberg was right about the 2022 congressional elections. All of the conventional wisdom — the polls, the punditry, the anger of other Democrats — revolved around the expectation of a big red wave and Democratic extinction. He disagreed. The Democrats would surprise everyone, he said again and again: There would be no red wave….
Gasoline prices are displayed at a gas station in Chicago, Illinois on March 12, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images From consumer and wholesale prices to longer-term public expectations, this week’s reports provided multiple reminders this week that inflation isn’t going away anytime soon. Broader data showed pressures rising faster than expected, sparking fears that…
However, economic sentiment is not necessarily an indicator of election outcomes, and this campaign differs in many ways from those in the past. “We are in an unprecedented situation where we are balancing two incumbents,” said Joanne Hsu, who leads the Michigan poll. Anthony Rice, a 54-year-old Democrat from eastern Indiana, and pretty much everyone…
