Why are Americans abandoning Trump on the economy?

Why are Americans abandoning Trump on the economy?

Affordability is the word that Zohran Mamdani made the centre of his New York mayoral campaign after watching the Democrats lose so badly in 2024. But now it’s the Republicans and President Trump that have to convince voters the economy is going in the right direction. And 70 percent of them no longer trust Trump to get it right. What does this mean for the midterms?

Later, why the Supreme Court could be about to hand Trump the power he craves to fire whoever he fancies. We talk to Slate' s Mark Joseph Stern.

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Are any Republicans getting ready to move against Trump?

Are any Republicans getting ready to move against Trump?

Has Trump’s erratic behaviour and threatening rhetoric over the last few weeks rendered him unfit for office? The question seems an obvious one to House Democrats - who are petitioning to remove him u...

16 Apr 34min

Has Trump lost control of his own party?

Has Trump lost control of his own party?

Besides Trump's threat to eliminate Iran, something else remarkable happened this week. A string of Republican Congressmen finally found the courage in themselves to come forward and criticise that th...

9 Apr 45min

Will Trump's record unpopularity make him end the war in Iran?

Will Trump's record unpopularity make him end the war in Iran?

Things just aren’t going well for Donald Trump right now. Forget the Iran war, his spectacular NATO fallout, rising gas prices, Trump’s just heard that the construction of his 90,000ft ballroom will h...

1 Apr 34min

How Trump screwed the world economy

How Trump screwed the world economy

Vast sums of money was traded before President Trump's now famous attempt to announce an Iran peace deal on Monday. The speculation was that those with prior knowledge had capitalised by insider tradi...

26 Mar 33min

Is MAGA rupturing over Trump's war in Iran?

Is MAGA rupturing over Trump's war in Iran?

The first resignation over the Iran war came yesterday. Oddball Joe Kent, Director of counter-terrorism, said he disagreed with President Trump's war. Are others starting to feel the same? Loud voices...

18 Mar 39min

Trump's Kentucky chaos and Rubio's big...shoes

Trump's Kentucky chaos and Rubio's big...shoes

Despite being at war, America's commander in chief President Trump has been busy hosting election-style campaign events ahead of important midterm elections. It was billed as an "affordability tour", ...

12 Mar 29min

Will Trump's Iran strikes hit him in the ballots?

Will Trump's Iran strikes hit him in the ballots?

Why did Trump decide to strike Iran? Was it the US that started the war? Is it even a war? Listening to senior figures in the administration and in MAGA it's not entirely clear. The accounts are confu...

4 Mar 33min

Where are the missing Epstein files that point to Trump?

Where are the missing Epstein files that point to Trump?

Has the DOJ withheld documents from the Epstein files that relate to allegations against President Trump? That's the accusation from senior Democrats after an NPR investigation found that more than 50...

26 Feb 41min

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