Americans are increasingly voicing concern about the shutdown's impact on the U.S. economy, as a big majority feel Congress isn't even working to try to end it. There's also increased worry from people over being personally affected, particularly among those with lower incomes, along with that concern about national impact.

Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey have been hammering home a platform based on affordability messaging in the final campaign stretch.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic nature of her campaign for Virginia governor and avoids making big, bold promises about what she will accomplish if elected.

D emocrats are favored Tuesday to win back the Virginia governor’s mansion, hold on to the New Jersey governorship and persuade California voters to back a ballot initiative that could give their party a fighting chance in the congressional redistricting arms race.

The Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate, as the government shutdown rages on with no end in sight. Oakland University Associate Professor of Management Michael Greiner discusses how both could impact Americans and the economy as a whole.

Amidst a prolonged federal government shutdown and one year away from the 2026 election, the October 2025 Texas Politics Project poll finds Texas voters reporting worsening personal economic conditions,

Other recent surveys show similarly tight margins: Suffolk puts Sherrill ahead by 4 points (46 percent to 42 percent), Quantus Insights gives her a 3-point advantage (49 percent to 46 percent), and co/efficient has the Democrat up by just a single point (48 percent to 47 percent).

President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks for re-election in Iowa’s first congressional district.

Argentinian President Javier Milei’s party secured more than 40 percent of the vote in legislative elections Sunday, delivering a major victory to President Trump, who staked U.S. financial

Analysts said the stronger-than-expected showing could reflect fear of renewed economic turmoil if the country abandoned Milei's policies.