The economy, the issue that hurt Democrats in the 2024 elections, gave them a major boost in this year's ballot box showdowns. One year after deep concerns over inflation helped Republicans win back ...

Analysts who draw inferences from election data have a tendency to overinterpret. Already, politicians have attributed Democratic victories in the 2025 off-year elections to the government shutdown, ...

It was Bill Clinton's campaign guru James Carville who codified the insight that the Democratic Party's electoral prospects were destined to rise as Americans' feelings of economic well-being slid: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Energy prices in New Jersey. Workforce cuts in Virginia. Sky-high rents in New York City. Supporters celebrate as initial ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got a serious warning from voters that he’s out of touch with their fears about a deteriorating U.S. economy. Democrats were able to run up the score in key ...

WASHINGTON – Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll. The results of the expansive survey of ...

Opinion: Public perceptions linking foreign policy, centered on the Iran war, with the economy, centered on inflation, is the ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of registered voters say President Trump’s economic policies are doing more harm than good, according to a blistering new poll that also shows an overwhelming majority blame ...

President Donald Trump attends a dinner with leaders from countries in Central Asia on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) This week ...