High Prices Haunt Trump and the GOP on Eve of the Midterms NYT > Top Stories By: Tony Romm 30 October 2026 at 12:03 A backlash over high prices helped Republicans capture a majority in 2024. Now, it may be the source of the party’s own undoing. © Doug Mills/The New York TimesPresident Trump at a campaign event on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas, where he talked about the political forces that had propelled his return to office, including high prices.
The Trouble With This Popular Progressive Idea NYT > Top Stories By: Natasha Sarin and Emily Holzknecht 30 October 2026 at 17:23 Forget California’s billionaire wealth tax. The economist Natasha Sarin believes there are better ways to make billionaires pay up. © The New York Times
California Is Voting on the Wrong Wealth Tax NYT > Top Stories By: Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick 29 October 2026 at 22:28 If you’re worked up about what billionaires pay, wait till you hear about the millionaires.