Trump kicks off midterms push amid economic warning signs
President Donald Trump is in Iowa to promote his economic agenda. Trump won Iowa in each of the past three presidential elections, earning nearly 56 percent of the vote in 2024, up from 51 percent in 2016. He bragged about record stock market highs, a recent executive order aimed at making housing more affordable, and drops in the prices of …
Trump is in Iowa on Tuesday to promote his administration's economic policies aimed at winning the midterms. He says the US economy is booming, incomes are rising, investment is soaring and the stock market is at 52 all-time highs. Trump says his administration has slashed the US trade deficit by 77%. He claims the US has the lowest crime rate …
Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday
Today is Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Greg Bovino was fired after pepper-spraying a coworker on his first day at Burger King in Laredo, Texas. Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo's families have filed the first wrongful death/extrajudicial killings lawsuit against the U.S. government. It's 9 days until the start of the Chinese new year (of the horse) and 20 until the …
Donald Trump visited a restaurant in Iowa on Tuesday and talked about the economy. Trump's critics can't name a single economic metric that has gotten worse since the start of his second term. Trump doesn't seem to know much about economic policy but White House officials describe him as a "visual learner".
When Trends Speak Loud: Dollar Breaks, Gold Takes Control
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Layoffs are up, hiring is down as Amazon cuts reverberate through the economy
Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs starting Wednesday as part of ongoing layoffs. UPS is cutting 30,000 delivery jobs this year due in part to Amazon sending it less business. Pinterest is cutting 15 percent of its staff this year to focus on its AI-forward strategy. Long-term unemployment in the United States is at a four-year high.
The Washington Post is bracing for a devastating round of layoffs. The newsroom is anticipating around 100 job losses in the roughly 800-person newsroom alone. The ostensible reason for the layoffs is that the Post is losing money, but it is also in the midst of a demoralizing destruction of its brand that has alienated hundreds of thousands of subscribers …