As the 2026 midterms loom, voters are restless and eager to penalize those in power. Every election starting with 2006, with the exception of 2012, has been a change election.

The provision, which has provoked outcry from Democrats, would restrict federal courts' ability to enforce some injunctions.

The fate of the state and local tax deduction, or SALT, is dividing lawmakers by geography as well as politics.

President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” featuring tax cuts and increased spending, has rattled bond markets due to fears it will sharply increase U.S. national debt. Wall Street analysts are now questioning America’s status as a financial safe haven.

Nonpartisan research groups studying the proposal have estimated that it would add more than $2.5 trillion to the federal debt—currently at an all-time high of $36.8 trillion—over the next decade. Despite those projections,