Republican pundits: "Trump will win this election if he focuses on policy." Trump focusing on policy:

"What happened to the Cheneys?" one might ask (and people are). Yet a better question, in my judgment, is: "What happened to the Republican Party?" Which question a person asks says a lot about that person.

Dockworkers finalizing strike plans with less than a month remaining on their labor contract and no negotiations scheduled with port employers. Raises prospects of an Oct. 1 walkout -- weeks before the election wsj.com/articles/u-s-d…

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Benj Pasek and Justin Paul reach EGOT status with 2024 Emmy Award win broadwaynews.com/benj-pasek-and…

Since this may come up in tomorrow's debate: facts about the $35 insulin copay cap in Medicare kff.org/?p=624678

Extremely useful KFF factsheet on differences between Trump & Harris on healthcare: kff.org/compare-2024-c…

who are these voters who say they need to learn more about Trump before forming an opinion of him? The past 8+ years haven't been enough?? nytimes.com/2024/09/08/ups…

As always, pay more attention to what politicians do than to what they say, Catherine Rampell writes. wapo.st/3z50fEE

(Bloomberg) — .. online grocery prices fell 3.7% in August from a month earlier, the largest decline since the firm began tracking the numbers in 2014. Bloomberg #CPI bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Last week Trump said he will lift sanctions on Iran. ⤵️ Today, the Biden Harris administration will announce new sanctions on Iran. m.jpost.com/breaking-news/…

Incredible growth in utility-scale battery capacity in the past few years eia.gov/todayinenergy/…

One important thing to remember is that the Census survey counts someone as insured if they have insurance for any part of the year. This is particularly relevant for Medicaid, since pandemic protections started to unwind in April 2023 and enrollment then began to decline.

Income inequality fell in 2023. Real median household income grew 6.7% for those at the 10th percentile and 4.6% at the 90th, causing the ratio of incomes at the 90th and 10th percentiles to reach its lowest level since 2015. 5/

Blue Chip survey panelists place the probability of a U.S. recession within the next year at 31%. That's about what projection was in June. In other words: soft landing still expected to be most likely scenario

Trump did, in fact, include plans to replace the ACA in his budget proposals. They would have reduced federal spending by $1 trillion over a decade while increasing costs for families and reducing health coverage.

Reposting this tonight for no particular reason. wapo.st/4d6kvDz