Polls Show Widespread Economic Gloom, War Backlash, and Election Doubts Fueling Midterm Risks
Growing unease crosses lines ahead of midterms, with partisan splits sharpening:
- Economy: Just 23% rate positively (down 8pts); 53% Republicans and...

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Growing unease crosses lines ahead of midterms, with partisan splits sharpening:
Plyler v. Doe (1982): SCOTUS ruled states can't deny undocumented kids free public education, citing 14th Amendment equal protection for all within...
Aggressive border trend accelerating removals:
Expert panel at SIEPR Summit outlines disruptions in jobs, inflation, growth tracking:
Bipartisan progress on California's housing crisis: Senate passes the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, incorporating Rep. Garamendi's (D-CA) HOME...
Bipartisan swing-state lawmakers—Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Brian—sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging a labor-centric approach to federal AI policy so the U.S. workforce isn’t left behind amid White House AI implementation.
Trump admin's BIA rejects Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge, issuing a final removal order tied to his pro-Palestine speech.
Immigration policy tightens skilled worker wage floors:
Key takeaways from March 2026 FOMC minutes amid economic shocks:
PBM reform accelerates with federal legislation, state laws, and proposals demanding transparency and fiduciary duties.
Key trends from 1996-2023 study on adults 25+:
Federal judge Paul Friedman ruled the Pentagon violated his March 20 order blocking restrictive press policies.
Trump's ambitions for Greenland are reshaping US strategic analysis: the National Intelligence Council—top intel analysts—has added a new unit to reflect White House priorities. Signals executive influence on national security focus.
Key developments in Bannon's Jan. 6 contempt case:
Key Supreme Court immigration updates:
Alarming survey findings on preventive care gaps:
Key proposals target medical debt and expenses:
Trump officials' major policy changes mostly benefit health insurers, with the latest finalizing higher 2027 Medicare Advantage payments that funnel an extra $13 billion to the industry while abandoning reforms for more accurate, lower payments.