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A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 3. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, killing Iran's supreme leader, and the Islamic Republic retaliated with barrages of missiles toward Gulf states and Israel.

Trump’s big bet on Operation Epic Fury

By David Winston
Posted March 4, 2026 at 4:32pm, Updated March 5, 2026 at 8:41pm
President Donald Trump applauds during Tuesday night’s State of the Union. The speech kicked off his economic message ahead of the midterms, Winston writes.

Trump’s economic progress report to the country — and what’s next

By David Winston
Posted February 25, 2026 at 7:31pm
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 27.

It’s time for Republicans to ‘up their game’

By David Winston
Posted February 11, 2026 at 10:48am
A groundhog handler holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow during last year’s Groundhog Day festivities in Pennsylvania. Democrats should heed the lessons of recent polling and be wary of another government shutdown, Winston writes.

Another Democratic shutdown: Is it Groundhog Day again?

By David Winston
Posted January 27, 2026 at 5:47pm
According to David Winston, things have improved since President Trump took office — but is that enough for people to feel they have the cost of living under control? Above, a worker stocks eggs at a grocery store in D.C. on Feb. 12, 2025.

The electorate’s inflation report card: January update

By David Winston
Posted January 21, 2026 at 6:00am
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks about the 2026 congressional calendar during a news conference on Nov. 18. With the midterms less than a year away, voters will ultimately decide whether the economy deserves a passing grade, Winston writes.

The electorate’s inflation report card: three factors to watch

By David Winston
Posted December 10, 2025 at 12:04pm
Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps delivers his victory speech on Dec. 2, 2025, in Nashville.

Why the Tennessee race deserves a closer look from Republicans

By David Winston
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:24pm
When Americans are paying more for everything from eggs to housing and health care, there's a problem, Winston writes. Above, a worker stocks eggs at a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

There’s no sugarcoating inflation

By David Winston
Posted November 19, 2025 at 8:37am
As House Republicans head into a midterm year, this week’s gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey have more than one lesson to offer, Winston writes. Above, House members hold a news conference about the government shutdown at the Capitol on Wednesday.

This election was the wakeup call Republicans needed for 2026

By David Winston
Posted November 5, 2025 at 6:10pm
For House Minority Whip Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., and her caucus, leverage is worth a lot, Winston writes. Above, Democratic leaders hold a news conference on Oct. 8.

Democrats say the quiet part out loud: Shutdown is leverage

By David Winston
Posted October 29, 2025 at 10:34am
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., walks from his office to the microphone to hold a news conference on the government shutdown in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

The shutdown: How did we get here?

By David Winston
Posted October 22, 2025 at 4:48pm
As Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer made his shutdown calculations this week, he had a lot to consider. But winning isn’t really an option when voters feel the way they do, Winston writes.

Voters hate shutdowns

By David Winston
Posted October 1, 2025 at 6:15am
The latest NAEP results for high school seniors offer a grim picture of where America is headed in reading and math, Winston writes.

We are becoming the world’s D student, latest test results suggest 

By David Winston
Posted September 17, 2025 at 6:00am
Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference in July. The reconciliation effort may be done and signed, but Republicans still need to sell their handiwork to the American public, Winston writes.

Why Republicans still need to close the deal on the BBB

By David Winston
Posted September 10, 2025 at 6:00am
A sign of support for President Donald Trump is seen on the side of a semi-trailer in East Palestine, Ohio, on Aug. 27.

Polling should provide clarity, not confusion

By David Winston
Posted September 3, 2025 at 3:16pm
President Donald Trump got some positive economic data this week — even if his decision to diss the July jobs report and fire the head of the BLS may have cost him, Winston writes.

Republicans got some good news on inflation

By David Winston
Posted August 13, 2025 at 3:10pm
Economic advisers like Kevin Hassett have defended Donald Trump after he summarily fired the leader of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Above, Hassett and Trump are seen in the Oval Office in March.

Trump’s missed opportunity: BLS wage growth numbers

By David Winston
Posted August 6, 2025 at 6:00am
If Republicans are wondering how to spend their August recess, they should start by highlighting their wins and spotlighting healthy signs for the economy, Winston writes. Above, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks at a news conference at the Republican National Committee on July 15.

This is the No. 1 job for Republicans this August

By David Winston
Posted July 30, 2025 at 10:01am
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference at the United Federation of Teachers headquarters on July 9.

Does Mamdani represent a big tent or a big problem for Democrats?

By David Winston
Posted July 16, 2025 at 2:14pm
Democratic talking points about Republicans’ reconciliation win are all too familiar, Winston writes. Above, Speaker Mike Johnson shakes hands with House colleagues during the bill’s enrollment ceremony on July 3.

Straight talk about the ‘big, beautiful bill’

By David Winston
Posted July 9, 2025 at 6:00am
President Donald Trump delivered a positive outcome for the United States and the rest of the world, Winston writes. So why aren’t Democrats on board?

The world is safer, but some Democrats want impeachment

By David Winston
Posted June 24, 2025 at 6:33pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters in the Capitol after House Republicans passed their version of the “one big, beautiful” bill on May 22. Now senators must grapple with the crush of health care costs, the specter of inflation and more, Winston writes.

Senate Republicans now face four big challenges 

By David Winston
Posted May 28, 2025 at 2:00pm
President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talk with reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday, as House Republicans tried to land their budget reconciliation plan.

Republicans must ensure 2026 isn’t 2018

By David Winston
Posted May 21, 2025 at 11:23am
Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., center, opens the House Ways and Means Committee markup of the budget reconciliation bill on Tuesday. Smith is flanked by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., left, and ranking member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass.

How much SALT is enough?

By David Winston
Posted May 14, 2025 at 5:05pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer speaks during the Senate Democrats’ news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

As the polling wars rage, both parties should stop and listen

By David Winston
Posted May 7, 2025 at 5:52pm
President Donald Trump is seen at the White House on April 14. Republicans’ advantage on economic issues is beginning to slip just as Washington turns to the 2026 election, Winston writes.

The economic challenge facing Republicans

By David Winston
Posted April 23, 2025 at 6:15am
The word "RESIST" is shown spray painted on the entrance of a Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas in March. Such actions aren't going to help Democrats recover their brand, Winston writes. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Democratic Party owns Joe Biden’s policy fails

By David Winston
Posted April 2, 2025 at 6:23pm
The research and statistics arm of the Department of Education is key to helping students succeed, Winston writes. Above, fourth graders eat lunch at an elementary school in Maryland last year.

We must protect NAEP, the gold standard for education accountability

By David Winston
Posted March 26, 2025 at 6:29am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the Democratic Senate luncheon in the Capitol on Jan. 21.

Setting the record straight on Biden’s spending

By David Winston
Posted February 19, 2025 at 6:00am
As some talk of eliminating the Department of Education, alarming results from national assessments point to where America’s priorities should lie, Winston writes. Above, a school bus is seen near the Capitol in 2023.

The nation’s report card hits crisis level

By David Winston
Posted February 5, 2025 at 6:30am, Updated at 1:34pm
President Donald Trump addresses the crowd in the Emancipation Hall overflow area after being sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the background.

Trump’s big bang approach to Day 1

By David Winston
Posted January 21, 2025 at 5:08pm
Speaker Mike Johnson may be the one up for election on Friday, but the future of the Republican Party is also at stake, Winston writes.

Republican to-do list: Elect Mike Johnson and get to work

By David Winston
Posted January 3, 2025 at 6:45am
Republicans were able to capitalize in November as Democratic voters drifted apart, Winston writes. Above, Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 18.

The great Democratic divide elects Trump twice

By David Winston
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:00am
Kamala Harris speaks to supporters at Howard University after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump on Nov. 6.

Here’s how the media missed the story, from joy to democracy

By David Winston
Posted December 4, 2024 at 6:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris waves from the Democratic National Convention stage this summer. If Democrats want to understand what just happened, they should look at their declining party ID numbers, Winston writes.

America may have a new third party: the Democrats

By David Winston
Posted November 19, 2024 at 3:25pm
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh on Oct. 10.

This is the Obama-Biden-Harris economic legacy

By David Winston
Posted October 23, 2024 at 6:00am
Patrons watch the vice presidential debate between Republican candidate JD Vance and Democratic candidate Tim Walz at Union Pub on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night.

A civil debate? Now that’s an October surprise

By David Winston
Posted October 2, 2024 at 4:11pm
Introducing another debate would create both opportunity and huge risk for both candidates, Winston writes. Above, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate for the first time in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.

To debate or not to debate, that is the question

By David Winston
Posted September 25, 2024 at 6:00am
A man unties his dog after voting in D.C. in 2022. Candidates won’t win over voters with endless attack ads, Winston writes.

Three campaign beliefs that need to end in 2024

By David Winston
Posted September 18, 2024 at 6:00am
California has been a reliable stronghold for Democrats, but the margins outside the state are what counts, at least in recent presidential elections, Winston writes. Above, the California delegation casts its votes during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20.

The popular vote: California versus the rest of the country

By David Winston
Posted September 11, 2024 at 6:00am
A shopper scans coupons in a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2024.

The economic case Trump needs to make 

By David Winston
Posted August 21, 2024 at 6:00am
Donald Trump walks toward the stage to speak at a rally at Montana State University on Aug. 9.

The path to victory for Trump is policy, not personality

By David Winston
Posted August 14, 2024 at 6:00am
One of the most difficult things for any politician to do is to convince voters their top issue is not really the most important — and that’s the challenge for Kamala Harris, Winston writes.

Kamala Harris is trying to avoid the No. 1 issue: inflation

By David Winston
Posted July 31, 2024 at 6:00am
Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania.

The political system is blinking red

By David Winston
Posted July 17, 2024 at 6:01am
President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up as leaves Harrisburg International Airport on July 7 after holding several campaign events in Pennsylvania.

The state of Joe Biden: Hope isn’t a strategy

By David Winston
Posted July 10, 2024 at 6:00am
California’s dominant role in winning the popular vote for Democrats is clearly growing, Winston writes.

Want to understand the Electoral College? Just look at California

By David Winston
Posted June 12, 2024 at 6:00am
Joe Biden seems to be taking a page out of Hillary Clinton’s playbook, Winston writes. Above, the pair attend a ceremony on Capitol Hill in 2016.

Is Biden channeling Hillary Clinton’s campaign strategy? 

By David Winston
Posted June 5, 2024 at 6:01am
Joe Biden has lost sight of how he won in 2020, Winston writes. Above, the president is seen on May 3 at a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony.

Biden and Trump: We can’t possibly lose to this guy

By David Winston
Posted May 15, 2024 at 6:00am
New data from the latest Winning the Issues survey explores how voters think colleges and universities have handled pro-Palestinian protests. Above, an encampment is seen at George Washington University on April 25.

How voters are responding to the latest campus protests

By David Winston
Posted May 8, 2024 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden leaves the Capitol on March 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Biden takes aim at Trump-era tax cuts — and his own campaign promise

By David Winston
Posted May 1, 2024 at 6:02am
Unidentified men carry a model of Iran's first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, past a mosque during a celebration of Iran's attack on Israel. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

‘Unholy alliance’: Congress needs to act as global crises threaten West

By David Winston
Posted April 17, 2024 at 6:00am
Voting signs for New York’s 3rd District special election are pictured outside City Hall in Glen Cove, N.Y., on Feb. 4.

The price of hyper-partisanship: Confidence in elections undermined

By David Winston
Posted April 10, 2024 at 6:00am
Meat products are pictured at a grocery store in Washington D.C., on Feb. 14. Nothing typifies voter frustration with President Joe Biden’s economic policies more than the rise in the cost of food, Winston writes.

Biden’s ‘historic’ results aren’t what he thinks

By David Winston
Posted March 20, 2024 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on March 7.

Biden’s State of the Union was beyond belief. Just ask voters

By David Winston
Posted March 13, 2024 at 6:01am
An aide takes down a sign after a rally by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during the District of Columbia's Republican presidential primary at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 1. Haley won the D.C. primary, but ultimately fell short and suspended her campaign on Wednesday. Where her supporters go will be a key question in the general election, David Winston writes.

Trump’s next test: Go beyond the base

By David Winston
Posted March 6, 2024 at 3:26pm
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s ability to attract independents could spell trouble for Donald Trump in November.

The number Haley, Trump need to worry about heading into Super Tuesday

By David Winston
Posted February 28, 2024 at 6:02am
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is seen after the Senate luncheons in the Capitol on Nov. 29, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Is this the year Montana Republicans oust Tester?

By David Winston
Posted February 14, 2024 at 6:00am
Campaign signs for Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Nikki Haley beside a sign asking voters to write in President Joe Biden before the recent New Hampshire primary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A threat to democracy no one is talking about

By David Winston
Posted February 7, 2024 at 6:00am, Updated May 13, 2024 at 6:27pm
Cartons of eggs are at a Whole Foods supermarket in McLean, Va., on Nov. 22, 2023.

Bad news for Biden on inflation: Voters have long memories

By David Winston
Posted January 31, 2024 at 6:00am
Donald Trump signs next to Nikki Haley signs outside of Milford High School in Milford, N.H.

For Republicans, two outcomes from the New Hampshire primary

By David Winston
Posted January 24, 2024 at 3:08pm
Former President Donald Trump, with sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa caucuses Monday in Des Moines. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

What was on Iowa voters’ minds as Trump rolled to victory?

By David Winston
Posted January 17, 2024 at 6:00am
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley participates in a Fox News Town Hall with moderators Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier on Jan. 8 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Iowa vs. New Hampshire: Which matters more in predicting presidential nominees?

By David Winston
Posted January 10, 2024 at 6:00am
(From left) Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York at a Republican news conference on Nov. 14. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

A tale of House Republicans: The best and worst of times

By David Winston
Posted December 6, 2023 at 6:00am
A sign on Election Day earlier this month at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Is 2024 the year for a third-party candidate to break through with dissatisfied voters?

By David Winston
Posted November 29, 2023 at 6:00am
Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, at a GOP event on Nov. 8, 2022.

Here’s why Republicans underperformed on Election Day — yet again

By David Winston
Posted November 15, 2023 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden arrives at the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 14.

Another day, another bleak poll for Joe Biden

By David Winston
Posted November 8, 2023 at 5:59am
(From left) Reps. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., Bob Good, R-Va., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., sit together during a speaker vote on the House floor on Friday.

Time for House Republicans to jump off the hamster wheel

By David Winston
Posted October 25, 2023 at 6:00am
From left: Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (back to camera) and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer talk after Jordan did not secure the speakership on Tuesday.

The one thing that’s going right for House Republicans

By David Winston
Posted October 18, 2023 at 6:00am
Israeli troops on the ground Wednesday near Sderot, as fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas continues there.

A day of evil and the global implications

By David Winston
Posted October 11, 2023 at 2:41pm
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Bidenomics and Republican economic policies in Maryland on Sept. 14.

Latest inflation data shows Americans are still not buying Bidenomics

By David Winston
Posted September 20, 2023 at 6:00am
A gas station in Virginia shows still-high prices last month.

Voters ask: Is anything working in America?

By David Winston
Posted September 13, 2023 at 6:00am
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley got a small bump from the first GOP presidential primary debate.

Why GOP candidates should go positive at next 2024 debate

By David Winston
Posted September 6, 2023 at 6:30am
Gas prices are expected to again rise, warns columnist David Winston.

Voters just aren’t buying ‘Bidenomics’

By David Winston
Posted August 2, 2023 at 6:30am
President Joe Biden addresses the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Memorial Day 2023. As the 2024 election approaches, unpredictability seems to be the prevailing theme.

The chaos of the 2024 election campaign

By David Winston
Posted July 19, 2023 at 6:00am
GOP primary voters need to think about which presidential candidate can help deliver the party both chambers in Congress.

Republican presidential primary: More at stake than just the White House

By David Winston
Posted July 12, 2023 at 6:00am
Lael Brainard, director of the National Economic Council, briefs reporters at the White House about President Biden's Wednesday economic speech.

‘Bidenomics’ won’t fix president’s economic problems

By David Winston
Posted June 28, 2023 at 6:00am
Former President Donald Trump watches a video of President Joe Biden playing during a political rally in November in Florida.

Trump vs. Biden II: The rematch voters don’t want

By David Winston
Posted June 21, 2023 at 6:00am
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik conduct a news conference after the House passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act on May 31.

Debt deal: Biden miscalculates, McCarthy wins 

By David Winston
Posted June 7, 2023 at 6:01am
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., at a news conference with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on March 22.

Debt talks: Why Republicans shouldn’t allow tax increases on the table

By David Winston
Posted May 24, 2023 at 6:00am
Former President Donald Trump playing golf on May 3 at his Trump Turnberry course in South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Will 2024 be a personality contest or a policy debate?

By David Winston
Posted May 17, 2023 at 6:00am
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reported little progress toward a debt deal after a White House meeting Tuesday.

Debt talks: Fiscal discipline vs. no negotiation

By David Winston
Posted May 10, 2023 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday.

Trillion-dollar deficits: Biden’s new normal

By David Winston
Posted April 26, 2023 at 2:38pm
Gas prices over $5 a gallon are displayed at a filling station on April 12 in San Rafael, Calif.

Biden’s Ireland trip overshadowed by events — foreign and domestic

By David Winston
Posted April 19, 2023 at 6:00am
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks during a news conference after the House passed the “Lower Energy Costs Act” on March 30.

House Republicans’ energy bill deserves a second look

By David Winston
Posted April 5, 2023 at 6:15am
President Joe Biden addresses the media earlier this month. Every president since Jimmy Carter has had a lower inflation rate than Biden at this point in his presidency, and the last three scored under Biden by more than 10 percent, Winston writes.

Introducing the ‘Presidential Inflation Rate’: Biden trails only Carter

By David Winston
Posted March 15, 2023 at 3:08pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday.

Voters are smarter than Biden thinks

By David Winston
Posted March 8, 2023 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden showed little empathy, no sense of urgency and a surprisingly low amount of compassion during a recent interview with David Muir of ABC News, Winston writes. Above, Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in February.

Biden’s roller coaster of catastrophes

By David Winston
Posted March 1, 2023 at 6:00am
We have seen former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley attack Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attack Haley, and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu attack former President Donald Trump — and the presidential race is barely underway, Winston writes. Above, Haley discusses her bid last week.

For 2024 GOP field, it’s time for Reagan’s ‘Eleventh Commandment’

By David Winston
Posted February 22, 2023 at 6:30am
President Joe Biden may have thought he scored a win with his comments on Social Security and Medicare on Tuesday night, but he was wrong, Winston writes. Above, Biden makes his way out of the Capitol after delivering the State of the Union.

Is Joe Biden out of touch, or is he just cynical?

By David Winston
Posted February 8, 2023 at 7:12pm
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi crossed a line, and now Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries can’t go back, Winston writes.

Pelosi started a war Jeffries has to finish 

By David Winston
Posted January 25, 2023 at 6:00am
Democrats and the media should stop focusing on the slimness of Kevin McCarthy’s margin and start understanding why they lost, Winston writes.

In elections, a win is a win. And Republicans won

By David Winston
Posted January 18, 2023 at 6:00am
Governing by shakedown doesn’t work, Winston writes. Above, Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Matt Gaetz walk to a meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday night.

The ‘spoiler caucus’ is creating chaos

By David Winston
Posted January 5, 2023 at 2:40pm
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema seems to understand that independents are the voters to watch when it comes to both parties’ chances in 2024, Winston writes.

Sinema aligns with independents. Smart!

By David Winston
Posted December 14, 2022 at 6:00am
Senate candidate Herschel Walker should have won the first time around, Winston writes — but it wasn’t about mail-in ballots or election malevolence. Above, Walker speaks at a campaign rally on Nov. 4.

Georgia settles the Senate again

By David Winston
Posted December 7, 2022 at 6:00am
Independents don’t respond well to attack ads, and strategists care too much about the base, Winston writes. Above, voters wait to fill out ballots on Election Day in Washington, D.C.

It was all about the independents, again

By David Winston
Posted November 16, 2022 at 5:59am
House Democratic leaders have had some creative things to say in recent days about inflation, Winston writes. Above, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, left, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.

Democrats are haunted by inflation

By David Winston
Posted October 27, 2022 at 6:00am
Republicans have a real opportunity to win the Hispanic vote, but only if they understand the issues that matter, Winston writes. Above, a voting sign is seen at a polling place in New York in August.

Hispanics: The newest swing voter

By David Winston
Posted October 5, 2022 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden can spin the numbers all he wants, but inflation is still a big problem, Winston writes.

Why Biden’s economic spin doesn’t hold up

By David Winston
Posted September 28, 2022 at 6:00am
Despite the best efforts of President Joe Biden, people aren’t swayed by esoteric discussions about inflation when the price of eggs is up, Winston writes.

Biden’s fix for inflation: Process, not progress

By David Winston
Posted September 21, 2022 at 6:00am
Joe Biden won in 2020 because he won the political middle. Now he’s playing to his base, Winston writes.

Independents will make or break Biden and the Democrats in November

By David Winston
Posted September 14, 2022 at 6:00am