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Democrats obstruct GOP cost reduction measures

As concerns about the cost and availability of energy have increased among American consumers, Democrats in the House and Senate have stepped up efforts to block Republican legislative initiatives to address these concerns. Following weeks of energy permitting reform negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats, as well as the Trump administration, negotiations have broken down and may be difficult to revive during an anticipated lame-duck session following the 2026 congressional elections. The American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026 would address the growing ...

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GOP candidates are rushing to rebrand before November’s midterms

"If you want to know what a politician is up to, watch his feet, not his mouth," historian Marvin Meyers wrote in his magisterial "The Jacksonian Persuasion" in 1957. It's still good advice. In private conversations, Republicans are talking a big game about how they're not worried about ...

Tariffs and trade wars have made farming in the U.S. harder

JD Vance was in Iowa last week, trying to shore up GOP support in the heartland. “We want farming to be easier in the United States of America, not harder,” the Vice President told the crowd in Council Bluffs. Farming is always hard, but what could be making it even harder these days? Hmmm. Could it be President Trump’s tariffs and trade wars that have raised farmers’ costs and lost them markets abroad due to retaliation? Asking for a friend in the Midwest. While Mr. Trump can claim all he wants that foreigners pay his tariffs, Deere & Co. said on an earnings call last month ...