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 partyβs own undoing. Β© 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.
Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers NYT > Top Stories By: Eric Schmitt 28 October 2026 at 04:09 The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses. Β© Ed Ou/ReutersA sailor running across the flight deck of the U.S.S. George Washington in the Arabian Sea last month.