Three Gauges, One Outlier
Three widely watched surveys measure U.S. consumer confidence. Judged against each one's own history, RCM/TIPP and the Conference Board sit near normal; Michigan is near a record low.
RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Climbs To Highest Since March As Investor–Non-Investor Gap Hits 25-Year Record
All three components advance, but every income group below $75,000 loses ground as investors pull 25.1 points ahead of non-investors.
Three Gauges, One Outlier
Three widely watched surveys measure U.S. consumer confidence. Judged against each one's own history, RCM/TIPP and the Conference Board sit near normal; Michigan is near a record low.
RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Climbs To Highest Since March As Investor–Non-Investor Gap Hits 25-Year Record
All three components advance, but every income group below $75,000 loses ground as investors pull 25.1 points ahead of non-investors.
The Credential Gambit
A judge ordered the White House to restore press access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Trump got the week of coverage he wanted before the ruling came down.
Anything Goes
Consumer investigators sent hundreds of shoppers into the same online store at the same time and found three-quarters of the items priced differently from one person to the next.
Utopia Yesterday, Apocalypse Today
Six months ago, AI's leaders promised abundance. Now they want the bureaucracies that botched COVID to oversee them.
The Bait And The Bite
How a $5,000 promise put the administration's tariff record back on the front page
Trump Targets Lisa Cook Again Over Alleged Mortgage Statements
The move escalates Trump’s ongoing campaign to reshape the central bank’s leadership ahead of its next monetary policy meeting.
US Regulator Investigates Wells Fargo Over Race-Based Homeownership Programs
In 2017, Wells Fargo launched a campaign pledging $60 billion in loans aimed at helping create at least 250,000 new Black homeowners by 2027.
Michigan Republican Mike Rogers Calls For End To Canada Tariff War
Trump imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, with Michigan among the states affected by the trade measures.
Green Energy PAC Drops $15M To Unseat Freedom Caucus Members
According to the Freedom Caucus, the PAC is allegedly also targeting congressional candidates endorsed by the Freedom Caucus Fund, such as Brandon Herrera in Texas, Mike Beltran in Florida, and David Flippo in Nevada.
Watch: A City In Mourning: Tel Aviv Remembers October 7 Victims
The solemn gathering filled the park with a sea of mourners honoring those murdered during the October 7 attacks.
Watch: Trump Suggests Hosting Official Retreats At Private Florida Resort
Trump suggested the West Palm Beach property could serve as a modern alternative to Camp David, offering future commanders-in-chief a secure environment for relaxation and official business on the greens.
Watch: Demonstrators Interrupt Trump Rallying For Paxton Senate Bid
As Trump pushed back against the mounting political headwinds to bolster Paxton's bid, the disruptions highlighted deep partisan divisions and the critical battleground status Texas has assumed in the midterm elections.
Watch: "Let Them Take Out LA": Trump's Controversial Iran Rally Remarks
Trump suggested Iran could "take out" California cities.
Victor Davis Hanson: Iranian Regime Has Only One Way Out
This is the first week of October, and the Iran war conflict, whatever term we want to call it, is coming to a denouementwhether we like it or not.
Trump Offers White House Press Secretary Job To Katie Zacharia
Zacharia serves as a senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Trump’s Truth Social platform.
Mamdani’s Antisemitism Plan Should Alarm America
But halfway through the report comes a section titled “Definitions,” and it is there that Mamdani sidesteps the central question.
Why Privacy Matters
China has led the way, constructing an AI-powered network of online and physical surveillance technology to monitor citizens, manipulate narratives, and crush dissent.
Three Gauges, One Outlier
Three widely watched surveys measure U.S. consumer confidence. Judged against each one's own history, RCM/TIPP and the Conference Board sit near normal; Michigan is near a record low.
Victor Davis Hanson: Paxton Has Problems—But Texas Democrats Have Bigger Ones
But on the key issues, like the SAVE Act and those, he wasn’t with Trump, so Trump got mad. Paxton had a, what’s the word, colorful record, personal and professional.
US Gas Prices Top $4 Again As Iran Conflict Drives Oil Costs Higher
Fuel prices declined after the United States and Iran agreed to a peace plan in June. However, renewed military action in late August reversed those gains, pushing prices higher again.
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