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In Victory, Democrats See Economic Mandate to Cut Costs and Curtail Trump

Some Democrats quickly signaled they could try to roll back the president’s tax and trade policies, ignoring his early veto threats.

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President Trump frequently shrugged off affordability as a “hoax” issue, as he bragged to voters across the country that the economy was stronger than it had ever been.

What’s at Stake in Today’s Elections

Though President Trump’s name is not on the ballot, voters are weighing the effects of his agenda in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Lisa Lerer, a national political reporter for The New York Times, describes how three crucial issues are affecting their decisions.

William Nordhaus Pioneered Putting a Price on Pollution

Economist William Nordhaus said putting a price on pollution was the best way to reduce climate change. Then came the fossil fuel lobby and the anti-tax movement.

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William Nordhaus in his Yale University office in New Haven, Conn., in 2018.

High Prices Haunt Trump and the GOP on Eve of the Midterms

A backlash over high prices helped Republicans capture a majority in 2024. Now, it may be the source of the party’s own undoing.

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President Trump at a campaign event on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas, where he talked about the political forces that had propelled his return to office, including high prices.
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