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A certain GOP senator does not want to deal with the Schmitt-storm he started

But among voters, opposition to their construction has emerged as one of the only positions drawing bipartisan support this cycle

With less than two months until the midterm elections — and early voting just weeks away — President Donald Trump and the GOP kicked off their convention on Wednesday as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress

President Trump plunged the United States even deeper into a series of costly global conflicts this week, creating new economic hazards that have rattled financial markets, risked another rise in prices and unnerved some Republicans ahead of the 2026 election

President Trump plunged the United States even deeper into a series of costly global conflicts this week, creating new economic hazards that have rattled financial markets, risked another rise in prices and unnerved some Republicans ahead of the 2026 election

Republican candidates who believe they need to criticize his war or his economic policies to stay viable won’t restrain themselves because of his possible campaign cash

Republican candidates who believe they need to criticize his war or his economic policies to stay viable won’t restrain themselves because of his possible campaign cash

Donald Trump is facing growing criticism from within his own party over his decision to temporarily pause US tariffs on foreign beef in a bid to bring down grocery prices

President Trump doesn't much care if Republicans lose the House and/or the Senate in the midterms this fall

The divide reflects irreconcilable views of political power: Trump’s ends-justify-the-means approach is colliding with the protect-the-norms posture of Republicans on the Hill and in statehouses

The divide reflects irreconcilable views of political power: Trump’s ends-justify-the-means approach is colliding with the protect-the-norms posture of Republicans on the Hill and in statehouses

U.S. crude inventories have declined sharply amid strong refining demand and rising exports to offset supply disruptions caused by the Iran war, with storage levels at the key Cushing, Oklahoma, hub nearing operational lows—heightening concerns about supply tightness

The national average price of gasoline stood at $4.24 per gallon on Thursday, up from $2.99 before the Iran war disrupted global energy markets

Already, there are signs that his hold over Republicans in Washington may be slipping

Republican rep brushes off rising gas prices because that’s ‘the world we live in’

US Consumer Sentiment Slumps to Record Low on Inflation Worries

And Biden’s high mark is one that Trump and leading administration officials have used as a yardstick to show the prior administration was worse for Americans

The 79-year-old president is being weighed down by an unpopular war in Iran that has triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices, a double hit to his two campaign promises of no foreign military interventions and a cure for inflation

The 79-year-old president is being weighed down by an unpopular war in Iran that has triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices, a double hit to his two campaign promises of no foreign military interventions and a cure for inflation

The 79-year-old president is being weighed down by an unpopular war in Iran that has triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices, a double hit to his two campaign promises of no foreign military interventions and a cure for inflation

Inverse WTI–Brent spread highlights clash between regional fundamentals and war risk

European Gas Prices Jump After Trump Threatens Hormuz Blockade

European Gas Prices Jump After Trump Threatens Hormuz Blockade

The GOP’s upcoming legislative agenda may do little to improve optics as it remains centered on voting and immigration — and not everyday economic concerns

President Donald Trump's decision to impose a naval blockade targeting Iranian oil shipments has sent a fresh wave of volatility through global energy markets, pushing crude prices above $100 per barrel and raising concerns that inflationary pressures could intensify worldwide

Brent crude rose around 7% to just under $102 a barrel, reflecting fears that tighter controls around the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt flows through one of the world’s most critical energy corridors

Crude oil prices reacted with a sharp spike, with both Brent and WTI rising between 6 and 8 per cent to trade well above USD 100 per barrel

Global oil prices have risen sharply over recent weeks as conflict and instability in the Middle East, particularly around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, injected fresh risk into energy markets and revived fears of supply disruptions

His speech on Tuesday flitted between fanciful and false boasts about the economy and promises of policies to lower prices that will never happen, to dire fear-mongering about unwanted and subversive minorities who commit fraud and murder, which Trump floridly described with titillating glee

He further announced plans to impose an additional 10 percent tariff through alternative legal channels, signaling a renewed push for aggressive trade enforcement

President Donald Trump is preparing to make health care a central focus of his midterm sales pitch, despite weak polling and misgivings among some of his own advisers about elevating an issue that’s long proved disastrous for the Republican Party

Tuesday night at the Capitol Hill Club, just steps from the House office buildings and a world away from cable news hysteria, the senior Trump political command gathered its core team to talk midterms

Six House Republicans voted with Democrats to repeal President Trump's tariffs against Canada, reasserting the Constitution's provision that the power to impose taxes belongs to Congress and challenging Trump's false claim that foreign countries pay the tariffs

Tributes are flowing for the charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, after news broke that he has died at age 84

A sixth-generation farmer running for Iowa governor, Zach Lahn is the first MAHA-endorsed candidate of the 2026 election cycle