Here’s why Republicans are worrying about high gas prices ahead of the midterms Politico | Energy & Environment By: By Pavan Acharya and Catherine Allen 25 June 2026 at 22:00 Midterm elections dating back to the 1970s suggest that Republicans run the risk of losing midterm seats on account of high gas prices. © Lindsey Wasson/AP
Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy NYT | Top Stories By: Shane Goldmacher 13 June 2026 at 17:00 A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president’s handling of the economy. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesAmong blue-collar white voters, President Trump’s approval rating on the cost of living stood at just 36 percent in a New York Times survey.
Social Security Is Going Broke. Where Is the Outrage? NYT | Top Stories By: Jason Furman 13 June 2026 at 00:35 We’ve been here before, but never so close. © Garsya/Shutterstock
Social Security Is Going Broke. Where Is the Outrage? NYT | Opinion By: Jason Furman 12 June 2026 at 17:05 We’ve been here before, but never so close.
The A.I. Bubble Is Coming for Your Retirement Account NYT | Opinion By: David Wallace-Wells, Natasha Sarin and Jillian Weinberger 10 June 2026 at 22:02 The public is about to buy into A.I.’s trillion-dollar promises. Are they worth the price?
The SpaceX I.P.O. Shows Us What’s Wrong With Our Stock Market NYT | Opinion By: Aaron Zamost 9 June 2026 at 05:00 The SpaceX I.P.O. proves the stock market has become a hype machine.
What Liberals Get Wrong About the Middle Class NYT | Opinion By: Stephen J. Rose and Scott Winship 8 June 2026 at 17:00 The middle class is larger than you think, and growing.
The States Where Life Is Better NYT | Opinion By: Nicholas Kristof 6 June 2026 at 20:10 Trust, well-being and mental health are all down in America. But some states are better to live in than others, according to a new study.
Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk NYT | China By: Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Annie Galvin 3 June 2026 at 22:08 The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump.
Why No Kings Isn’t Working NYT | Opinion By: Nadja Spiegelman, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Brock Colyar and Vishakha Darbha 4 June 2026 at 04:22 A case for mourning the American dream.
Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk NYT | Opinion By: Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Annie Galvin 2 June 2026 at 17:04 The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump.
How the Oprah Tax Code Swept America NYT | Opinion By: Natasha Sarin 2 June 2026 at 17:00 Here’s how to make taxes work.
The YOLO Republicans NYT | Opinion By: Robert Siegel, E.J. Dionne Jr., Mona Charen and Jillian Weinberger 30 May 2026 at 19:45 The president is acting as if the midterms no longer matter.
Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit NYT | China By: Anton Troianovski and David E. Sanger 16 May 2026 at 03:59 The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.
Trump Might Welcome Chinese Investment, but America Is Wary NYT | China By: Alan Rappeport 14 May 2026 at 22:06 A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States.
Trump Might Welcome Chinese Investment, but America Is Wary NYT | China By: Alan Rappeport 14 May 2026 at 22:06 A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States.
For Trump, the Iran War Looms Over China Summit NYT | China By: Anton Troianovski 14 May 2026 at 00:48 The balance of power between the United States and China had shifted in Beijing’s favor even before the war in Iran began in February.
Fuel Prices Drive Sales of E.V.s, Just Not in the U.S. NYT | China By: Jack Ewing 13 May 2026 at 23:06 Electric vehicle sales have soared in Europe and much of the rest of the world, but Americans are still hesitant.
How the U.S. Is Trying to Ensure the Dollar’s Dominance During Economic Turmoil NYT | China By: Alan Rappeport 12 May 2026 at 00:19 As the government has been devising plans to keep the dollar dominant, China has been making its own moves to increase global influence of the renminbi.
High Gas Prices Are Just the Beginning NYT | China By: Michelle Cottle, David French, David Wallace-Wells and Derek Arthur 9 May 2026 at 23:14 How the economic shock waves of Trump’s Iran war will be felt globally.
Is Trump About to Invite In the Biggest Predator in the World? NYT | China By: Oren Cass 8 May 2026 at 13:00 Chinese automakers do not belong on American soil.