Politics
Trump Speaks on Midterm Elections and Housing Crisis
President Trump discussed potential relations with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ahead of the midterms. He also addressed Republican voter anger, deflecting blame from himself to congressional Republicans. Additionally, a political analysis highlighted that America's housing crisis began in 2008 and was exacerbated by inflation.
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The Hill
Inflation did not create America's housing crisis. It only exposed it.
2026-08-07 11:30 UTC
The Hill
President Trump in an interview aired early Friday appeared to deflect blame for the anger among the Republican base toward the party’s leadership in Congress, saying in an interview published early Friday GOP voters are not "angry" with his job as president. “They’re angry at Republicans but they’
2026-08-07 11:30 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday became the second Republican senator to announce she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the role full-time, putting his confirmation on a knife’s edge as one more “no” vote could sink or delay it. Murkowski said sh
2026-08-07 11:49 UTC
The Hill
President Trump predicted in an interview aired early Friday he would “probably” get along with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) if Democrats take back the majority in the lower chamber in the midterm elections. “I’d probably get along with him very well,” Trump told Punchbowl News whe
2026-08-07 11:51 UTC