Opinion · 119th Congress
Connecting the dots on the economy
From the end of December 2025 through the first week of February 2026, prices dipped slightly below $3 for the first time since 2021, measurable progress.
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Opinion · 119th Congress
Trump’s economic progress report to the country — and what’s next
stats to the real-world buying experiences of American consumers has proven to be a challenge for this White House, but Tuesday night marked a welcome change, as President Donald Trump kicked off his 2026
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Takeaways: Trump doesn’t acknowledge price concerns in Pennsylvania return
↵↵Soon he was on to the 2026 midterm campaign, then his push to revive the U.S. coal industry. He briefly weaved back to the event's ostensible topic.
White House · 119th Congress
Trump praises ‘rational’ Mamdani during warm Oval Office meeting, shifting tone
↵↵Republicans have responded to his win by continuing to tie vulnerable Democrats across the country to his progressive policy stances, a sign the new mayor could be a top bogeyman for the GOP in 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
‘Too expensive’: Trump team struggles on affordability as Democrats pounce
The White House has been vacillating on the affordability issue since stubbornly high prices fueled sweeping Republican electoral losses earlier this month and Democrats sense a winning theme for the 2026
Social Security benefits to rise slightly
Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8 percent increase in their retirement benefits in 2026, slightly higher than the 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment provided this year, the Social Security
Are prices up or down? Parsing misleading claims by Trump and Democrats
average price of electricity, which Trump has singled out as a priority, has risen about 6 percent between January and June and is projected to continue increasing faster than the rate of inflation through 2026
Trump’s false claims about gas, egg prices
We can’t fact-check such speculation, but the government’s nonpartisan EIA projects the national price of regular gasoline will continue to average about $3.10 per gallon for 2025 and 2026.