American Power Pulse

U.S. manufacturing employment turned positive in August after 18 months of declines, with the Philadelphia Fed index jumping 18 points to 27.9.

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• 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods and new Iran sanctions show policies targeting both partners and adversaries.
• Canada imposed...

How are legal and institutional pressures converging on the 2026 midterms?

• Mail-in restrictions: Trump's USPS rules face nationwide blocks despite...

U.S. consumer confidence fell to 89.4 in August, the lowest reading since January, as households grew more pessimistic about the labor market and...

Democratic state Rep. James Talarico leads Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton 42% to 39% in the latest University of Texas poll for the U.S....

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick derailed last-minute U.S.-Canada trade talks by demanding harsher terms than the chief negotiator, inserting...

Treasury Secretary Bessent doubled bond buybacks to $4 billion weekly, yet yields climbed back near highs as traders dismissed the scale against $40...

Data center opposition is scrambling 2026 midterm races as a rare cross-ideological issue.

• Republican Gov. Greg Abbott reversed course in Texas,...

President Trump’s curtailment of U.S.-South Korea military drills led North Korea to mock South Korea as a U.S. “puppet” and fire a barrage of missiles after dismissing the overture. A Cato Institute analyst discussed the strategic stakes involved.

The U.S.-Canada trade breakdown is set to hammer Wisconsin's dairy farms and heavy equipment makers with Canada's dollar-for-dollar retaliation on key exports, revealing the direct costs of tariff escalation.

Proposals to phase out U.S. NATO membership within five years and cut Middle East military involvement mark a push for narrower national security...

Rising Treasury yields reflect adjustment to stronger nominal growth, persistent deficits, and AI-driven borrowing rather than eroding confidence in...

District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas struck down the Trump administration's ban on immigrant visas from 75 countries, ruling it violated the Immigration...

Trump's administration has released disputed analyses of noncitizen voting and declassified intelligence memos this summer to heighten claims of...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advances his campaign message that he alone stands up to Israel’s enemies by intensifying the clash with Turkey. This move has already drawn a direct rebuke from the U.S..

Democratic gains in Texas are colliding with entrenched election denial efforts heading into 2026.

• Texas shifts: Cook Political Report moved the...

Trump faces a Carter-like trap with an unpopular Iran war eroding his midterm prospects as Tehran escalates to deny him easy resolution.

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The U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal strengthens ties with Riyadh amid the Iran conflict but lacks key nonproliferation safeguards.

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AI data centers are turning into a flashpoint as their massive electricity and water demands collide with local communities and 2026 midterm...

Angie Nixon's decisive primary win over Alexander Vindman shows grassroots organizing and female voters can override big-money establishment...