Feb 19 Watch 5:17 Trump shifts focus to affordability ahead of State of the Union By Liz Landers, Doug Adams President Trump is in Georgia and is talking about affordability and the economy, a theme he’s expected to spotlight again in next week’s State of the Union address. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump gives speech on energy and the economy as Minnesota shooting fallout continues By Seung Min Kim, Hannah Fingerhut, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first big pitch ahead of this year's midterm elections on his administration's economic performance, even as his White House remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 6:48 How the affordability crisis has evolved since Trump's return By Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig President Trump marks his first year in office with an economy that looks a lot like the one he inherited. During a White House briefing, Trump hailed his policies and hit on the number one issue for Americans, affordability. For… Continue watching
Jan 13 Trump will visit a Ford factory and promote manufacturing in Detroit By Will Weissert, Corey Williams, Associated Press President Donald Trump is traveling to Michigan on Tuesday to promote his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, trying to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are taking a toll on Americans' pocketbooks. Continue reading
Jan 12 Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Trump called her and talked credit card rates, housing costs By Associated Press Earlier in the day, Warren accused President Donald Trump of raising costs for American families and doing little to address affordability. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 7:18 Trump focused on foreign affairs to distract from domestic challenges, Sen. Slotkin says By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams Congress has a lengthy list of priorities, but the week has been dominated by the Trump administration's operation in Venezuela and what to do next. Geoff Bennett spoke with Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic perspective. Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 6:11 Chicago Fed president on the economy's mixed signals By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Inflation is showing fresh signs of cooling, ticking up 2.7% year-over-year, lower than many economists had expected. It follows the release of a delayed jobs report that showed weak growth and the highest unemployment rate in four years. The numbers… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 10:05 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's recent series of setbacks By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how President Trump's string of seeming disappointments this week is raising some doubts about his grip on the… Continue watching
Dec 12 Consumers aren't having a very merry holiday season, AP-NORC poll finds By Josh Boak, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Roughly half of Americans say it’s harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 8:38 Trump's affordability speech turns into a rant against immigrants By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson President Trump was on the road in Pennsylvania Tuesday to address affordability, an issue that has dragged down his approval ratings. But at the event the president reverted to campaign mode, delivering a long speech that included a rant about… Continue watching