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Apr 22, 2026
On her way out the door, Lori Chavez-DeRemer wants to be seen as a victim, which is absurd given the nature of the allegations that forced her to quit.
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Apr 22, 2026
The president boasted, “We will pass the great health care plan.” That might be easier to believe if the plan existed, but it does not.
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Apr 18, 2026
Taken together, it seems as if the White House decided the way to change public attitudes on the economy is to try to pull some kind of Jedi mind trick.
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Apr 14, 2026
The end of the popular program offers timely evidence that the Republican administration isn’t actually interested in trying to address affordability.
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Mar 31, 2026
As a rule, when the president talks about imaginary conversations, his descriptions are vague. Occasionally, he slips up.
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Mar 31, 2026
When it comes to Riyadh, the lines between the president, his family, his business and his administration’s foreign policy are getting awfully blurry.
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Mar 24, 2026
As one Democratic senator summarized, “We’re literally putting money into the pockets of the very nations that we are fighting right now.”
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Mar 18, 2026
The presidential son-in-law is seeking investments for his business while also representing the White House abroad. That’s tough to defend.
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Mar 13, 2026
We’ve reached the point at which the president wants consumers to be glad they’re paying more at the pump.
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Mar 10, 2026
When the nation’s labor secretary flubs arithmetic while struggling to defend poor employment data, there’s a problem.
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Mar 9, 2026
The more the president insists the economy is amazing, the more we’re confronted with evidence to the contrary.
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Mar 7, 2026
As costs climb and Americans are introduced to the idea of “warflation,” the concept of “The Trump Effect” is taking on a very different kind of meaning.
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Feb 24, 2026
When the president threatened Netflix with “consequences,” it wasn’t just posturing or hollow rhetoric.
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Feb 23, 2026
In the first year of Trump’s second term, economic growth fell to a nine-year low, and domestic job growth fell to a 16-year low. It’s worth asking why.
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Feb 19, 2026
Donald Trump’s top economist didn’t just disagree with consensus economic research, he also suggested he wants to see researchers “disciplined.”
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Feb 13, 2026
Let this be a lesson to those hoping to curry favor with the White House: If you haven’t visited a store that makes trophies, you’re making a mistake.
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Feb 10, 2026
If Trump were “totally focused on ... really bad criminals,” the U.S. would be having a very different kind of conversation. Reality, however, is stubborn.
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Feb 9, 2026
Remember when the president vowed new economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran? A month later, his threats have been exposed as hollow.
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Feb 9, 2026
Is it any wonder why the public strongly disapproves of the president’s economic performance?
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Feb 7, 2026
The president doesn’t use numbers and statistics like an adult; he uses numbers and statistics that he thinks sound good and make him feel better.
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Feb 4, 2026
It’s as if the president sees himself as the executive producer of an elaborate spectacle.
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Feb 2, 2026
There’s reason for skepticism about the choice — and that’s before one assesses the nominee’s background and vision.
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Jan 30, 2026
Either these guys don’t know what “great” and “strong” mean, or the administration is lying about the weakest job market since the Great Recession.
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Jan 21, 2026
On the anniversary of the president’s second inaugural, the White House picked an unfortunate time to boast about stock market growth.
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Jan 16, 2026
It’d be great if the president’s claims about the domestic manufacturing sector were true. They’re not.
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Jan 15, 2026
On Tuesday morning, the Trump administration acknowledged a spike in grocery prices. On Tuesday afternoon, Trump played make-believe anyway.
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Jan 13, 2026
Confronted with dreadful news, the Republican did what he tends to do on economic matters: He played make-believe.
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Jan 10, 2026
If this is “the greatest economy in the history of our country,” as Donald Trump recently insisted, why has job growth slowed to a 16-year low?
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Jan 1, 2026
“We’re going to probably bring a lawsuit against him,” the president said, referring to an unlikely civil suit against the Federal Reserve chairman.
Apr 22, 2026On her way out the door, Lori Chavez-DeRemer wants to be seen as a victim, which is absurd given the nature of the allegations that forced her to quit.
Apr 22, 2026The president boasted, “We will pass the great health care plan.” That might be easier to believe if the plan existed, but it does not.
Apr 18, 2026Taken together, it seems as if the White House decided the way to change public attitudes on the economy is to try to pull some kind of Jedi mind trick.
Apr 14, 2026The end of the popular program offers timely evidence that the Republican administration isn’t actually interested in trying to address affordability.
Mar 31, 2026As a rule, when the president talks about imaginary conversations, his descriptions are vague. Occasionally, he slips up.
Mar 31, 2026When it comes to Riyadh, the lines between the president, his family, his business and his administration’s foreign policy are getting awfully blurry.
Mar 24, 2026As one Democratic senator summarized, “We’re literally putting money into the pockets of the very nations that we are fighting right now.”
Mar 18, 2026The presidential son-in-law is seeking investments for his business while also representing the White House abroad. That’s tough to defend.
Mar 13, 2026We’ve reached the point at which the president wants consumers to be glad they’re paying more at the pump.
Mar 10, 2026When the nation’s labor secretary flubs arithmetic while struggling to defend poor employment data, there’s a problem.
Mar 9, 2026The more the president insists the economy is amazing, the more we’re confronted with evidence to the contrary.
Mar 7, 2026As costs climb and Americans are introduced to the idea of “warflation,” the concept of “The Trump Effect” is taking on a very different kind of meaning.
Feb 24, 2026When the president threatened Netflix with “consequences,” it wasn’t just posturing or hollow rhetoric.
Feb 23, 2026In the first year of Trump’s second term, economic growth fell to a nine-year low, and domestic job growth fell to a 16-year low. It’s worth asking why.
Feb 19, 2026Donald Trump’s top economist didn’t just disagree with consensus economic research, he also suggested he wants to see researchers “disciplined.”
Feb 13, 2026Let this be a lesson to those hoping to curry favor with the White House: If you haven’t visited a store that makes trophies, you’re making a mistake.
Feb 10, 2026If Trump were “totally focused on ... really bad criminals,” the U.S. would be having a very different kind of conversation. Reality, however, is stubborn.
Feb 9, 2026Remember when the president vowed new economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran? A month later, his threats have been exposed as hollow.
Feb 9, 2026Is it any wonder why the public strongly disapproves of the president’s economic performance?
Feb 7, 2026The president doesn’t use numbers and statistics like an adult; he uses numbers and statistics that he thinks sound good and make him feel better.
Feb 4, 2026It’s as if the president sees himself as the executive producer of an elaborate spectacle.
Feb 2, 2026There’s reason for skepticism about the choice — and that’s before one assesses the nominee’s background and vision.
Jan 30, 2026Either these guys don’t know what “great” and “strong” mean, or the administration is lying about the weakest job market since the Great Recession.
Jan 21, 2026On the anniversary of the president’s second inaugural, the White House picked an unfortunate time to boast about stock market growth.
Jan 16, 2026It’d be great if the president’s claims about the domestic manufacturing sector were true. They’re not.
Jan 15, 2026On Tuesday morning, the Trump administration acknowledged a spike in grocery prices. On Tuesday afternoon, Trump played make-believe anyway.
Jan 13, 2026Confronted with dreadful news, the Republican did what he tends to do on economic matters: He played make-believe.
Jan 10, 2026If this is “the greatest economy in the history of our country,” as Donald Trump recently insisted, why has job growth slowed to a 16-year low?
Jan 1, 2026“We’re going to probably bring a lawsuit against him,” the president said, referring to an unlikely civil suit against the Federal Reserve chairman.