Leaning Economic Policy

12:30 Report — Harris leans into Jan. 6 in the final stretch

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. Election Day is ONE WEEK away!!! Harris is delivering her closing arguments in a speech on the Ellipse. Expect Jan. 6 to be a theme. Tony Hinchcliffe’s Puerto ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn lean into the quiet moments for their new album

Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard turned to music to process the grief of losing a family member and the stress of having parents in and out of the hospital

Entertainment - ABC News - October 29

High-profile Democrats lean into guilt in pursuit of male voters on abortion

High-profile Democrats in the home stretch of the presidential race are laying down a guilt trip on male voters: Vote for Vice President Harris and abortion rights, or you are letting down your ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Harris leans into economy, abortion rights in new ads in final days of campaign

Harris' closing ads are emphasizing issues of abortion access and her economic proposals in the final full week of the 2024 presidential campaign.

Harris leans on star power, Trump targets Cheney on Carlson interview

Actress Jeniffer Lopez and Mexican rock band Maná joined Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, Thursday, the same day former President Donald Trump attacked former ...

Harris’s Hope: Getting Right-Leaning Voters to Shift to the Left

Democrats see a narrow opening to peel away center-right voters bothered by abortion bans and by the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

Harris takes unexpected poll lead over Trump in Republican-leaning Iowa

Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa survey suggests surging support among female voters for Democratic candidate

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Rep. Don Bacon seeks to outrun Trump in Nebraska's blue-leaning district

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) is hoping to outrun former President Trump in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, which has been trending blue and is set to play a key role in the contentious ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Georgia leaning Trump; Harris wins California, CBS News projects

Georgia is currently leaning toward former President Donald Trump, and Vice President Kamala Harris will win her home state of California, CBS News projects. CBS News' Major Garrett and Anthony ...

Battleground state of North Carolina leans Trump, CBS News rates

CBS News rates the battleground state of North Carolina as lean-Republican for former President Donald Trump. CBS News' Major Garrett reports, as Ed O'Keefe and Maurice DuBois break down Vice ...

Harris projected to win Oregon, Washington; Senate leaning Republican

Vice President Kamala Harris will win Oregon and Washington, CBS News projects. Control of the U.S. Senate is leaning Republican. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane looks at ...

Trump’s Strange Bedfellows: Arab Americans and Right-Leaning Jews

Donald J. Trump won votes from Arab Americans and conservative pro-Israel Jews. Someone is likely to be disappointed.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties

Bomb threats sent to polling places in at least five battleground states Tuesday targeted mostly Democratic counties, an NBC News analysis has found.

Duke Is Leaning on a 17-Year-Old Star, and Eventually, It Might Pay Off

Cooper Flagg is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 N.B.A. Draft. For now, he has more learning to do in college, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - Yesterday

Potential Trump Cabinet members, policies

Donald Trump's transition team is focusing on potential Cabinet members for the former president's second term in the White House. The Trump administration may also institute quick policy changes ...

Harris and Trump Push Economic Plans to Woo Holdouts

The candidates provided more detail on how they would bolster the economy, with ideas ranging from tariffs to more assistance for Black entrepreneurs.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Four economic truths that explain the US’s bizarre election

A trip to America’s number 3 shopping mall offers answers to what’s really going on

Business - Financial Times - October 17

China’s economy grows 4.6% in third quarter

Lowest figure in year and a half comes as Beijing steps up stimulus efforts

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Chinese economic slowdown deepens, official figures show

Gross domestic product rose by 4.6% on a yearly basis, below Beijing's "around 5%" annual target.

Why U.S. Economic Health Depends on Wealthy Consumers

Affluent Americans are driving retail spending, which could sustain healthy growth for the next year.

Business - Inc. - October 18

How the US can counter China's economic coercion

The Chinese threat of economic coercion has been effective, but the U.S. has leverage over China due to its reliance on supplying U.S. companies, and can leverage the imbalance in China's export ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Fragile confidence hinders global economic recovery

Political and economic uncertainties drag on business and household mood, Brookings-FT Tiger index shows

Business - Financial Times - October 20

We Don’t Yet Understand What Warehouse Work Is Doing to Communities

Warehouses in Lehigh Valley, Pa. have been an economic boon for blue collar workers. But they have been a political bust.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Reeves welcomes IMF's improved UK economic forecast

The global financial institution predicts stronger UK growth of 1.1% this year and 1.5% next year.

Nobel laureates endorse Harris economic agenda

Winners of the Nobel Prize in economics are backing Vice President Harris’s vision for the economy, calling it “vastly better” to that of former President Trump. “Harris’s economic agenda will ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

China’s industrial profits plunge as economic momentum falters

Steep monthly decline in September comes as policymakers battle to restore confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Policymakers warn protectionism threatens global economic recovery

Officials fear rules-based order is under threat as race for US presidency enters final days

Business - Financial Times - October 27

How demographics can distort economic narratives

Japan and Italy aren’t quite as stagnant as you think

World - Financial Times - November 1

Harris Warns That Trump Is a Threat to Economic Growth

With the election drawing to a close, candidates are trying to sway on the economy.

Business - Inc. - November 2

Former Trump adviser on U.S. economic outlook

Former President Donald Trump has largely based his 2024 campaign on the economy. Former Trump chief economic adviser Gary Cohn joins CBS News to assess the former president's plans.

China approves $840B plan to refinance local government debt, boost slowing economy

China has announced a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan to help local governments refinance their mountains of debt in the latest push to rev up growth in the world's second largest economy

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

What Trump's economic plans mean for Americans' wallets

Voters consistently list the economy as one of the top issues that drove them to the polls. CBS News contributor J.D. Durkin breaks down President-elect Donald Trump's economic proposals and what ...

Could the Bond Market Stymie Trump’s Economic Plans?

Some fiscal hawks worry that Trump’s policies would increase the deficit and fuel inflation.

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Our economic survival depends on unlocking green capital

Governments, companies and investors all have a vital role to play in funding the energy transition

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Biden to meet Xi this week on sidelines of economic summit

President Biden is planning to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, the White House announced Wednesday. The ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Labour tiptoes nervously towards a China policy

World - Yahoo News - October 18

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