By Robert Romano The U.S. Federal Reserve on Oct. 29 once again voted to cut the federal funds rate — from a range of 4.25 percent to 4 percent, to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent — as the central bank cited ongoing labor market concerns despite no official unemployment data for […]

By Robert Romano In what will be an early test for Republicans following the historic reelection of President Donald Trump to non-consecutive terms in 2024, wherein the GOP reclaimed the Senate and held the House of Representatives in Congress, Democrats continue leading the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races in […]

By Robert Romano 56 percent disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Democrats’ government shutdown to extend expanded Obamacare tax credits they sunset and lifting prohibition on illegal aliens accessing public health care. 53 percent disapprove of Democrats’ handling of the shutdown. 54 percent disapprove of […]

By Robert Romano The Bureau of Labor Statistics finally managed to get out what could be the last inflation report for a very long time, with September inflation coming in at 0.3 percent, or 3 percent annually —a pleasant surprise — it was supposed to come out Oct. 15 before the Democrat-led government shutdown ground non-essential services to […]

By Robert Romano Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are approaching a point of no return with their ill-advised government shutdown in a desperate bid to indefinitely continue expanded tax credits for  24 million Obamacare exchange recipients  and to put illegal aliens back on government health care rolls. The longest partial government shutdown […]

By Robert Romano Over the past decade, thanks to President Donald Trump, America’s political map has shifted dramatically. Millions of working men and women have joined the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, drawn by its focus on everyday economic survival — lower costs, secure borders and […]

By Robert Romano Republicans continue to lead Democrats in the 2026 midterms’ generic Congressional ballot poll by Emerson College taken Oct. 13 to Oct. 14 among 2024 voters — that is, those people who actually voted in 2024 either for President Donald Trump or former Vice President Kamala Harris — this time 46.9 percent for the GOP to 45.8 percent for Democrats. It’s […]

By Robert Romano Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares has jumped to a 5-point lead over challenger Democrat Jay Jones, a former Virginia House of Delegates member, in the latest poll by Trafalgar Group taken Oct. 13 to Oct. 15 , 49.5 percent to 44.6 percent, with 6.2 percent undecided. That result is flipped from the September poll taken by Trafalgar that showed Jones ahead, […]

By Robert Romano On Oct. 14, President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk , a month after he assassinated by a radical extremist at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, and which was graciously accepted by Erika Kirk on behalf of her husband. It was the President’s way of thanking Mrs. Kirk for carrying […]

By Robert Romano President Donald Trump safely returned from his historic trip to Israel and Egypt to put the finishing touches on his 20-point peace plan that ended the war between Israel and Hamas that began on Oct. 7, 2023, marked by the return of the 20 living hostages on […]

By Robert Romano President Donald Trump has brokered a ceasefire with Israel and Hamas, a return of the hostages and a prisoner exchange on Oct. 9 that, if it holds, could be the start of a new era of peace in the region. And, make no mistake, […]

By Robert Romano 65 percent of registered voters believe that Democrats should accept the current continuing resolution that the House has passed that keeps spending levels at that of the current fiscal year and should not hold out for additional Obamacare funds, according to the latest Harvard-Harris poll take Oct. 1 to Oct. 2 . That includes 39 percent […]

By Robert Romano “I’m thankful to hear Delegate Taylor is safe. Violence in any and all forms is unacceptable in Virginia. No person working to represent their community should face death threats. I am also grateful for the Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Department’s quick response to the threat against […]

By Robert Romano Democrats are openly hoping Republicans will go nuclear to pass their continuing resolution. Congressional Democrats keep lying to the American people and anyone else who will listen that Senate Republicans somehow “have the votes” to pass their continuing resolution — they keep saying it . That is, Republicans […]

By Robert Romano Democrats believe shutting down the government always benefits Democrats—and they’ve got the polling to prove it, with a Washington Post poll taken Oct. 1 finding more Americans blame Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats, with 47 percent blaming President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans, and only 30 percent blaming Congressional Democrats. […]