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Showing posts with label affordability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label affordability. Show all posts
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Report: Many Michiganders are struggling to afford basic needs
“The poverty line for a family of four is $33,000,” she said. “The ALICE threshold is $67,000 and so, these are people who are struggling to make ends meet, but they’re not considered poor. They don’t qualify for programs and these are people who are often forgotten when we talk about social safety nets.”…
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Republican candidates say they are healthcare champions despite cuts : NPR
Republicans campaigning in swing districts are running ads about healthcare after facing criticism of the cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Many of these ads target voters over 35 years old and focus on three topics: Medicaid fraud, rural hospitals and affordability...
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5870960/republican-ads-healthcare-medicaid-2026-midterms
Iran-backed militant group's threat to Saudi energy hub could upend Trump's midterm message - POLITICO
The world's largest oil processing facility has emerged as the next flashpoint in the Iran conflict, with potentially immediate consequences for global energy markets and Republicans facing tough midterm races…
Trump hands Xavier Becerra a climate dilemma - POLITICO
If he coasts to victory in November, as expected, Xavier Becerra will face competing pressures: delivering on the affordability message that propelled him through the primary while fending off President Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on California’s climate agenda...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/31/xavier-becerra-california-climate-goals-trump-01018137
School supplies really do cost more this year. Here's how much, from lunchboxes to pencils | PBS News
With school supply costs outpacing inflation, many families — and especially the women who do the majority of purchases in American households — are going to feel the sticker shock, said Lindsay Owens, the president and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative.
"Women in this country are rip-roaring mad about the price hikes that they're absorbing. They're trying to manage household finances and budgeting. They're trying to feed their kids healthy food," Owens said. "The work is getting harder of providing for your family."…
Thursday, July 30, 2026
More Americans are going bankrupt. What does that mean? : NPR
Experts say this shows that a growing number of Americans have reached the point where the pressure of their debt has overcome the stigma of bankruptcy.
"It's telling us that consumers are having a harder time coping with their financial obligations," said Sasha Indarte, a professor of finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School...
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5896065/personal-bankruptcy-rates-rising
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Americans feel pinch of continued Iran war: ‘It’s screwed everything up’
Whether in favor of or against the US-Israel war on Iran, people across the country are left holding the bill and wondering on its purpose…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/28/us-iran-war-cost-of-living
Friday, July 24, 2026
Trump scoffs at ‘affordability’ as he touts economic policies at Georgia rally
President visits swing state to promote ‘Trump accounts’ and says high prices lingering from Joe Biden’s presidency…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/trump-affordability-georgia-rally
K Street girds for Democrats’ oil oversight onslaught - POLITICO
K Street lobbyists are bracing for an onslaught of oversight investigations if Democrats capture one or both chambers of Congress in November. And the party winning back committee gavels — and the subpoena power that comes with them — will make the Trump administration’s dealings with the oil and gas industry a top target.
Democrats are honing their affordability message with the 2028 presidential election looming. Any links they can uncover, real or perceived, between the Trump administration’s policies and rising electricity and gas prices could be fodder for that message, according to lobbyists who are already beginning to prepare clients for their turn under the spotlight…
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Affordable Care Act enrollment shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows | PBS News
The data, posted in late June by the Trump administration and first reported on by The Associated Press, reveals how changes in each state's insured population led to around 2.6 million fewer Americans having Obamacare plans in February compared with the same time last year…
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing : NPR
The bill, called the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, passed 358-32 in the House. The Senate approved it Monday with similarly overwhelming bipartisan support...
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5867575/congress-passes-housing-affordability-bill
Thursday, June 11, 2026
WATCH: Trump claims U.S. is taking 'millions of barrels' of oil out of Strait of Hormuz, calls inflation data 'great' | PBS News
As affordability concerns hurt his popularity, the U.S. president also declared that he loves the figures in the latest consumer price index report, which showed inflation hitting 4.2%, the highest level since April 2023.
"I love it," Trump said without irony. "The numbers were great."…
Inflation surges to three-year high as Iran fighting drags on - POLITICO
The Labor Department on Wednesday reported that prices climbed at an annual rate of 4.2 percent in May — the first time it has topped 4 percent in three years — driven by spiking energy costs triggered by the war with Iran...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/10/iran-war-inflation-energy-oil-fed-00955658?8
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
House GOP leaders plan housing bill vote despite Trump ultimatum - Live Updates - POLITICO
House Republican leaders are forging ahead on a bipartisan housing affordability bill Wednesday — without the partisan elections bill President Donald Trump demanded to be attached over the weekend...
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/18/congress/housing-bill-trump-save-america-00926454
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Weekly Roundup: Under-Babied and Overruled: Trump's Golden Calf Politics (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad and Dan dig into another whirlwind week in Trumpworld, beginning with the unveiling of a towering gold-leaf Donald Trump statue at his Doral golf resort and the increasingly explicit fusion of political power, religious symbolism, and personality cult.
The hosts unpack Trump's comments that he does not think about Americans' financial struggles while simultaneously pushing a pro-natalist agenda alongside figures like RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz. From "under-babied" rhetoric to Heritage Foundation proposals incentivizing marriage and large families, the episode traces how Christian nationalism, wellness culture, patriarchal masculinity, and reactionary family politics are converging into a broader authoritarian vision for American life.
Along the way, Brad and Dan connect these themes to neoliberal economics, the collapse of affordable childcare and healthcare, and the deep contradictions at the heart of conservative family policy.
The second half of the episode turns to a lawsuit against Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins over religiously coercive emails sent to federal employees, offering a concrete example of how Christian nationalism operates through state power and workplace culture. Brad and Dan examine how the Trump administration simultaneously promotes an "anti-Christian bias" narrative while embedding conservative Christianity into federal governance.
They also discuss a new study showing that corporations rolled back DEI initiatives largely due to direct pressure from Trump and his allies, highlighting the administration's broader effort to reshape public institutions around a narrow vision of American identity.
The episode closes with reflections on resistance inside federal agencies, the Supreme Court's decision not to restrict access to abortion medication, and why ordinary people continuing to assert their rights still offers reason for hope.
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