Opinion · 119th Congress
There’s no sugarcoating inflation
↵↵Going back to the October CBS national survey, voters, by a wide margin, 62 percent to 7 percent, said they believed prices of goods and services had gone up.Â
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↵↵Going back to the October CBS national survey, voters, by a wide margin, 62 percent to 7 percent, said they believed prices of goods and services had gone up.Â
↵↵Based on exit polls as of Wednesday afternoon, here are five factors that were in play that Republicans need to understand going into the 2026 midterms. 1) Independents↵↵Republicans' loss of independents
(The tariffs that went into effect on Aug. 7 also range from 10 percent to 50 percent, depending on the country of origin.)
Still, after accounting for nondefense cuts, overall spending would drop by $7 billion compared to last year’s level, according to the GOP aides.
As part of the remembrances, Carter will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda from the afternoon of Jan. 7 through the morning of Jan. 9, congressional leaders announced.
Trump allies have been leaning heavily into primary threats as we gear up for the 2026 election cycle.
But a lengthy delay means the initial proposal will be published in the Federal Register this coming Tuesday, triggering a two-month public comment period followed by a hearing on Nov. 7.
Doug Burgum’s presidential campaign said this week it will mail $20 Visa or Mastercard gift cards to the first 50,000 people who donate just $1 to his campaign in the billionaire’s bid to make the Aug.
"You’re talking about Manchin’s spending proposal, pre-pandemic spending levels, and then capping it at 1 percent over the next 10 years," he said, referring to centrist Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va.
The minimum tax is aimed at preventing the largest corporations, those earning at least $1 billion, from paying very low effective tax rates.
The so-called vote-a-rama follows Senate adoption of a motion to proceed to the bill just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the 50-50 tie.
billion in five-year grants for manufacturing and design of semiconductors and 5G wireless deployment, $24 billion to create a 25 percent tax credit for new semiconductor manufacturing facilities through 2026
nuclear superpowers agreed to have their administrations engage in further discussions, including on what comes next for arms reduction with the New START Treaty that is currently extended until early 2026
purposefully scheduled the meeting with Putin for the end of a roughly weeklong trip to Europe so that the president and others in the administration could first consult with America’s allies at the G-7
But that limit comes off in 2026, and an all-Democratic Congress might seek immediate repeal. And charities, already chafing under the 2017 law’s higher standard deduction, would cry foul.