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Affordability Is About Current Prices
Stephen Roach: “Affordability is about the price level, not the rate of change of prices. Disinflation, or a decelerating rate of change in inflation is a good thing, especially for…
Median Age of Homebuyers Keeps Growing
Torsten Slok: “In 2010, the median age of all US homebuyers was 39 years old. Today, it is 59.” Save to Favorites
The Cost of the Shutdown
“The longest government shutdown in US history may be over — but its economic fallout is still coming into focus,” Semafor reports. “At least $11 billion in real GDP will…
Shutdown Blowback from Swing Voters
“Georgia swing voters in our latest Engagious/Sago focus groups expressed frustration with Democrats for dragging out a federal government shutdown only to end it without a guarantee from Republicans to…
Exchange of the Day
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) told McKay Coppins that ICE agents should refuse unlawful orders. KELLY: Don’t have bad interactions with people. Do the job in a respectful way and follow…
Epstein Returns at the Worst Time for Trump
Jonathan Lemire: “Since his return to office, President Donald Trump has missed few chances to flex the power he wields over the nation’s most formidable institutions and its wealthiest people….
Four Simple Questions for Marjorie Taylor Greene
Yair Rosenberg: “A few recent breaks with her party do not negate a lifetime of conspiracies.” Save to Favorites
House Democrats Call for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
“A growing number of House Democrats are calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to step aside from leadership,” Axios reports. “Schumer is highly unlikely to heed their calls,…
America First?
“President Trump has been dining with Wall Street bigwigs. He has embarked on an opulent revamp of the White House at a time when Americans are struggling to pay their…
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Record Number of Americans Want to Leave
Gallup: “For the second straight year, about one in five Americans say they would like to leave the U.S. and move permanently to another country if they could. This heightened…
Trump Scolds ‘Weak Republicans’ Over Epstein Files
President Trump went after what he called “weak Republicans” for backing an effort to compel the Justice Department to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Deadline reports. Said…
Howard Lutnick’s Sons Score Record Year
“As it pushes back on suggestions of conflicts of interest, the financial boutique is on track for its most lucrative year ever,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
The Worst College Grad Job Market in Years
“Employers have a warning for the Class of 2026: Next spring’s graduate-hiring market is likely to be even worse than this year’s,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Six months out…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Jeffrey Epstein was not a pedophile… He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls… There’s a difference between a 15 year old and a…
U.S. Reaches Trade Deal With Switzerland
“Switzerland said on Friday that it had reached an agreement with the United States to lower a punishing 39 percent tariff on Swiss goods to 15 percent, a change that…
Democrats Less Likely to Be Friends with Republicans
“Despite a polarized, partisan political environment, most voters who consider themselves a member of a party say they have a close friend on the other side of the aisle,” according…
Jeffrey Epstein Advised Steve Bannon in 2018
“Jeffrey Epstein apparently served as a behind-the-scenes adviser to the former Trump official and MAGA influencer Steve Bannon during an August 2018 media campaign to defend Trump and his agenda,…
GOP Senators Run Away from Law Allowing Them to Sue
“Most of the senators whose data was requested as part of the investigation that led to special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 probe have now distanced themselves from a provision…
Alaska Will Test Voting by Phone
“The largest city in Alaska is about to undertake an experiment that feels both inevitable and impossibly futuristic in an era of pervasive mistrust toward elections: allowing all voters to…
