At the first stop on his affordability tour, Trump mocks affordability washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

“I said that to the senators…”

In Wisconsin, health care costs are overwhelming teacher salaries “Most taxpayers don’t want teachers who get cancer to have to have a GoFundMe page or bake sale to pay for their cancer treatment, and we’re not far away from that.” wpr.org/news/wisconsin…

“Now, affordability is apparently a hoax, which just doesn't seem to make sense to me.” Last night, Trump told Pennsylvania voters that affordability is a hoax. Republicans from the state are speaking out, saying the real hoax is Trump pretending families are not being crushed.

Soybean association president on Trump farm aid plan: ‘A Band-Aid on an open wound’ trib.al/VMSFSi4

Trump officials choked off SNAP funding and forced states into a backlog. Families are left with nothing in their accounts and no time to wait. The administration is adding hurdles while people go hungry.

Wow. Dissent is back a the Federal Reserve. 3 people voted against today's cut. -->The most dissent since 2019. And check out the "dot plot." 6 people did NOT want to cut today. (Some of those people don't vote at the meetings). 2026 is even more wild. The bottom line:

A new poll found that few young Americans feel the country is heading in the right direction. The poll — which surveyed about 2,000 people — points to artificial intelligence driving much of young people’s fears about job security. wapo.st/4s2zqYq

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump’s approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially this year, a new AP-NORC poll finds.

A new AP-NORC poll has Trump's approval rating on the economy hitting a new low of 31%. His approval on immigration also hit a new low of 38%. This has been one of his worst polls for a while. But those are still remarkable numbers.

excuse you

A 15% approval rating on the economy among independents here for Trump. Odds that improves by telling them that he considers the strains they feel about their cost of living a Democratic "hoax"? apnorc.org/projects/trump…

DOUBLE SCOOP! As @dfriedman.bsky.social was investigating a top Hegseth aide tied to a Goodreads page listing porno books featuring "Asian wife swapping" and sex with transgender women, MAGA hitman Jack Posobiec threatened to do a hit job on Dan. This seemed a Pentagon attempt at

Republicans had a chance to extend the ACA tax credits, ensuring that millions of Americans won’t see their health care premiums skyrocket — but they’d rather listen to Trump and leave you with the cost.

Just listen to stories of Americans across the country who will be stuck making an impossible decision because of Republicans’ inaction.

A stunning post: