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“You Will Have More of These”: Inside the Mullin–Duffy Briefing on the Nov. 13 Nationwide FAA Ground Stop
Read more: “You Will Have More of These”: Inside the Mullin–Duffy Briefing on the Nov. 13 Nationwide FAA Ground StopAfter the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stopped flights at every U.S. airport for about four and a half hours on Friday, Nov. 13, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave a roughly 34-minute White House briefing that was part explanation, part funding pitch and part unfinished business. Duffy said radar and…
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Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview: A Psychological and Rhetorical Analysis
Read more: Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview: A Psychological and Rhetorical AnalysisA two-track analysis of Trump’s 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat: what his words reveal about blame, grandiosity and grievance, how his anchoring numbers and stories work on listeners, plus the most deranged and incomprehensible lines.
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Wholesale Prices Rose Less in October. Over the Past Year They’re Up 6.5%, the Most Since 2022.
Read more: Wholesale Prices Rose Less in October. Over the Past Year They’re Up 6.5%, the Most Since 2022.The October 2026 PPI report showed wholesale prices rising 0.3%, less than expected, as fuel stopped surging. But prices are up 6.5% in a year, and freight and food costs kept climbing. Here’s what it means for shoppers and the Fed.
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Fact-Check: Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview With Ross Douthat
Read more: Fact-Check: Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview With Ross DouthatTrump made 61 checkable claims in his 51-minute 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat. Twenty were false and 18 misleading. Here is every claim, from Iran casualties and World Liberty Financial to the border, Ukraine and the economy, with sources.
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Trump Tells 60 Minutes He’d Strike Iran Again, Admits Deportations “Might Be Too Tough,” and Says He Can’t Forgive His Enemies
Read more: Trump Tells 60 Minutes He’d Strike Iran Again, Admits Deportations “Might Be Too Tough,” and Says He Can’t Forgive His EnemiesDays after the midterm defeat, Trump sat down with Ross Douthat for 51 minutes. He blamed the Iran war and gas prices, floated an immigration deal with Democrats, and said he can’t forgive his enemies. Here is everything he said.
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Prices Rose 0.4% in October. The Government Can’t Give You an Annual Rate, and Here’s Why.
Read more: Prices Rose 0.4% in October. The Government Can’t Give You an Annual Rate, and Here’s Why.The October 2026 CPI report showed prices rising 0.4%, hotter than economists expected, and the government can’t publish an annual rate. Here’s what rose, what fell, and why a December Fed rate hike now looks all but certain.
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Employers Added 165,000 Jobs in October. Paychecks Still Trail Prices.
Read more: Employers Added 165,000 Jobs in October. Paychecks Still Trail Prices.The October 2026 jobs report showed 165,000 new jobs, far above forecasts, and unemployment at 4.1%. But pay still trails prices, and involuntary part-time work jumped. Here’s what it means for you and the Fed’s December decision.
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Trump’s Final Rallies: A Psychological and Rhetorical Analysis of Dubuque and Salina (Nov. 1, 2026)
Read more: Trump’s Final Rallies: A Psychological and Rhetorical Analysis of Dubuque and Salina (Nov. 1, 2026)Two rallies, one closing script. This Trump final rallies psychological analysis examines the grandiosity, conditional rewards and joke-then-retreat habits in his Dubuque, Iowa and Salina, Kansas speeches two days before the midterms.
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Trump’s Last Rally of the Midterm Blitz in Salina, Kansas: What He Said and What the Evidence Shows
Read more: Trump’s Last Rally of the Midterm Blitz in Salina, Kansas: What He Said and What the Evidence ShowsOn the last night of his 30-rally midterm push, Trump spoke in Salina, Kansas. This fact check tests his $5,000 dividend pledge, the Omar and Marshall claims, and his attacks on Adam Hamilton against the record.
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What Kris Kobach’s 15 Voter Fraud Prosecutions Actually Showed
Read more: What Kris Kobach’s 15 Voter Fraud Prosecutions Actually ShowedKansas gave Kris Kobach the power to prosecute election crimes in 2015. His office filed 15 cases, mostly against people with homes in two states, and only two defendants were noncitizens. It traces how the cases were found and how they ended.
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Trump’s Final Week Before the Midterms: Seven Rallies, Seven Days, and a Fact Check
Read more: Trump’s Final Week Before the Midterms: Seven Rallies, Seven Days, and a Fact CheckOur Trump seven rallies fact check: in six days Trump held rallies in Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio, South Carolina and Florida. See which claims hold up, from the 3.4% GDP number to Greenland, gas prices and Ilhan Omar’s name.
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Paying More, Buying the Same: What September’s Inflation and Income Report Says About Your Wallet
Read more: Paying More, Buying the Same: What September’s Inflation and Income Report Says About Your WalletInflation rose to 3.6% in September, matching forecasts, while after-tax income adjusted for inflation fell 0.3%. Americans spent more but bought no more. Here’s what the September 2026 PCE inflation report means for your budget and the Fed.