Sticky Inflation Shapes Midterm Stakes Beyond Fed Moves
The economy keeps growing amid supply shocks and AI buildouts, yet sticky inflation and structural shifts are locking in higher borrowing costs...

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The economy keeps growing amid supply shocks and AI buildouts, yet sticky inflation and structural shifts are locking in higher borrowing costs...
California's 2026 Voting Rights Act package (SB 1164 and SB 1360) adds preclearance requirements, voter suppression bans, and expanded language access...
President Trump and DSA-backed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will hold their third face-to-face meeting Monday at Gracie Mansion to discuss housing,...
Voters are punishing Republicans for Trump's economic record just as the party experiments with direct government handouts.
The Movement Voter Project PAC supports year-round organizing groups to elect progressive candidates as its core strategy to flip the House.
A new progressive foreign policy must dismantle the U.S. war-based economy that diverts resources from social needs, with the greatest harm falling on...
California's SB 1354 now bars out-of-state National Guard troops from entering for Title 32 missions without Newsom's approval, directly targeting...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB1130 to impose misdemeanor charges and civil penalties on influencers who accept payment for political posts...
Trump's assault on climate safeguards pairs regulatory retreat with political self-dealing.
Joe Romm connected climate science to public activism by turning rigorous research into sharp, accessible advocacy that battled right-wing...
Trump's $5,000 dividend checks aim to blunt the historical midterm losses for the president's party, yet RealClearPolling gives Democrats a 50.2%-41.6% edge and Polymarket assigns them 59% odds of a full sweep.
Proposition 40's annual levy on billionaires' net worth could generate billions for public services while addressing unrealized capital gains, with...
Washington’s Supreme Court 6-3 ruling struck down Initiative 2066, validating state efforts to restrict natural gas in buildings and utilities.
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Does Salazar's public rebuke of Trump's immigration crackdown foreshadow fresh electoral dangers for Republicans?
Working time reduction, income and wealth caps, plus public banking and credit guidance are identified as core macroeconomic policies in degrowth...
California's governor contest doubles as a state power handoff and a proving ground for Democratic national talent. Xavier Becerra holds a commanding...
进步派参议院候选人多次在初选逆转资金劣势获胜,反映选民对2024年后新领导风格的需求。
Can public health be purple?
The article opens with a grad student's lone hand raised in support of drug-testing welfare recipients, instantly...
Herbert Stein's 40-year-old verdict holds: America has no fiscal policy if the term means a coherent, multi-year plan for taxes, spending, and debt....