NEW: Q4 Earnings Reports Reveal Trump’s Tariffs Hiked Prices and Forced Consumers To Cut Back on Spending
The earnings reports are another sign of Trump’s K-shaped economy, with low-income consumers cutting back on spending Major American companies, including Target, Best Buy, Burlington, and Walmart, expressed continued skepticism about Donald Trump’s economy in their Q4 earnings reports, pointing to his reckless tariffs and resulting inflation. Companies said… Read More
As Oil Hits $100 a Barrel, Trump Says His Top Priorities Are an Unpopular Foreign War and Taking Over Elections
In a recent interview with CNN, Donald Trump said his top priorities are waging his illegal and reckless war of choice in Iran — which has already claimed the lives of seven U.S. servicemembers — and implementing restrictive voting laws across the country. In the interview, Trump said,… Read More
Jeff Landry’s State of the State Means Higher Costs and Gutted Health Care
Landry’s Louisiana puts billionaires first and working Louisianans last Today, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry will deliver his State of the State address, where he will try to spin his abysmal record of higher costs and less health care for Louisianans. Thanks to Donald Trump and Jeff Landry, Louisiana has… Read More
IN THE STATES: Democrats’ Enthusiasm Sweeps Across the South, GOP Plagued With Infighting, Chaos, and Major Enthusiasm Slump
During Texas’ primary elections on Tuesday, Democratic enthusiasm reached heights not seen in decades as voters turned out in droves to support Democrats. For the first time in over 20 years, Democrats outperformed Republicans during early voting and trampled Republicans’ voter turnout on Election Day. In stark contrast, Texas Republicans… Read More
Vance Can’t Face the American People After 180 on Iran
New reporting reveals that JD Vance postponed a scheduled town hall with CBS News as Americans express outrage and frustration with Donald Trump and Vance’s war with Iran. Vance — who has been largely silent, including on social media, since the war began — owes the American… Read More
NEW: U.S. Job Market Shed Jobs and Unemployment Ticks Up Under Donald Trump and JD Vance
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs report for February, revealing that the U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate bumped up to 4.4% — worse than forecasted. Now, since Donald Trump imposed his reckless tariffs, the total job gains from May 2025 to… Read More
Trump’s Iran War Costs $1 Billion a Day, and Americans Are Paying the Price
Donald Trump started a reckless war in Iran, and now everyday Americans are footing the bill. The daily cost of Trump’s war in Iran is an estimated $1 billion a day, enough to cover a full year of health care for nearly 110,000 Medicaid enrollees.The cost of Trump’s proposed… Read More
Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Firing of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security
Donald Trump announced today that he is firing his Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and installing her as his so-called “Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.” Noem’s sudden exit is another humiliation for Trump and his historically unpopular administration as approvals for the president and his… Read More
NEW DATA: Record Share of Americans Dip Into Retirement Savings To Avoid Foreclosure and Pay for Medical Expenses
New data reveals the extent of Donald Trump’s damage to the economy and Americans’ budgets: A record share of Americans with Vanguard 401(k)s have raided their personal retirement savings due to financial emergencies, withdrawing a median of $1,900. The top reasons for increased hardship withdrawals included avoiding foreclosure and… Read More
NEW: RFK Jr. Postpones Third Consecutive Meeting of Preventive Health Task Force
The task force determines which preventive care, like cancer screenings, must be covered cost-free under most insurance plans New reporting revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services, under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., once again postponed a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a key… Read More