Why Trump Is Losing Young Men

By: Sabrina Tavernise · Kassie Bracken · Mark Boyer · Luke Piotrowski · Erik Ljung · David Jouppi and Ruth Igielnik

30 October 2026 at 12:51

Young men swung to Donald Trump in 2024. Polling shows they are now moving away — but to what? Sabrina Tavernise, a reporter for The New York Times, went to Michigan to find out.

High Prices Haunt Trump and the GOP on Eve of the Midterms

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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.

President 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.

Polymarket and Kalshi Turn Midterm Elections Into a Multimillion Dollar Market

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By: Stuart A. Thompson and Lauren McCarthy

30 October 2026 at 00:08

Betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have transformed America’s democracy into a new kind of casino.

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