By Robert Romano The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 4.6 percent in November following the government shutdown as the unemployment level rose to 7.8 million, the highest since October and September 2021, respectively, the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows . Which, again, is usually what happens after peak inflation — it reached 9.1 percent in June 2022 — and the economy is still reeling. […]

By Robert Romano The race for Congress in 2026 is closer than you might think, a new poll from Reuters-Ipsos taken Dec. 3 to Dec. 8 shows, with Democrats only favored over Republicans 40 percent to 39 percent. Or is it really that close? A month ago, the nation saw similar polling in New Jersey prior to the […]

By Robert Romano Unemployment continued claims, not seasonally adjusted, jumped the week of Nov. 29 by 268,460 to 1.96 million, as initial claims also increased to 313,400 the week of Dec. 6, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor . Almost certainly, this is just normal churning in labor markets headed towards the Christmas […]

By Robert Romano “The reason farmers need relief at all is largely because Donald Trump betrayed them and decimated their businesses with his disastrous tariffs.” That was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) making a speech on the Senate floor on Dec. 8 opposing President Donald Trump’s […]

By Robert Romano Brian Cole, Jr., the accused January 6 pipe bomber who planted live bombs at the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee the night before January 6 has been arrested by the Justice Department for his crimes after almost five years as the case […]

By Robert Romano In a 20-plus percentage point Republican district in 2024, U.S Representative-elect Matt Van Epps won Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District by a mere 9 points, 53.9 percent to 45 percent. It being a special election, turnout is much lower and with a Republican in the […]

By Robert Romano Wartime fatalities in Gaza have decreased almost 94 percent since the end of the war on October 10, when Israel and what remains of Hamas signed a ceasefire, according to data compiled by the Gaza Ministry of Health . The agency stated that 70,100 people have died attributable to the war that began on […]

By Robert Romano Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe were serving their country while on duty on November 26 in Washington, D.C. on the mission ordered by President Donald Trump to clean up crime in the nation’s capital, when they were shot […]

By Robert Romano Don’t look now, but the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional district, is a lot more interesting than perhaps it should be following the resignation of Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green who found another job, perhaps under the assumption that President Donald Trump and […]

By Robert Romano On Oct. 1, Senate Democrats refused to approve a continuing resolution to keep the government open and then set the record for the longest government shutdown in history of 43 days when it ended on Nov. 12. The entire time, President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other administration officials were warning […]

By Robert Romano The Bureau of Labor Statistics finally got around to publishing the September unemployment report following the government shutdown, with the unemployment level once again increasing by 219,000 to 7.6 million, an increase of 1.85 million since January 2023. The  unemployment rate  rose to 4.4 percent, its highest level since November 2021. This […]

By Robert Romano President Donald Trump on Nov. 14 put forth a promised executive order to reduce tariffs on certain foods from overseas that the U.S. does not produce or just does not produce enough of as the White House and Republicans continue to refocus their efforts on ending the inflation […]

By Robert Romano On Nov. 20, 2021, former President Joe Biden was already underwater in his approval rating, just 41 percent approving and 53 percent disapproving, according to the average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolling.com at the time . Now, just four years later, President Donald Trump finds himself in a very similar situation, with just 42.5 percent of […]

By Robert Romano Good news for Vice President J.D. Vance, or whosoever runs as the Republican nominee in 2028: Only twice in American history has the White House incumbent party lost three elections in a row, and those years were 1844 , 1848 and 1852 , and then again in […]

By Robert Romano It’s a sad thing, but when the Baby Boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, pass away, millions of homes are going to hit the market all at once simultaneously year after year, wave after wave, and home prices will be impacted. All told, […]