Category: Biden, Joseph R Jr

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

The New York Times – Business:
A backlash over high prices helped Republicans capture a majority in 2024. Now, it may be the source of the party’s own undoing.
New York Bought an Electric Ferry. The City Can’t Charge It.

The New York Times – Business:
Locations across the country want to launch electric ferries to cut carbon emissions, but there are challenges to the rollout.
How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass

The New York Times – Business:
The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.
It’s Time to Shop Medicare, and This Year, It’s Extra Important

The New York Times – Business:
Be sure to read your mail this fall — big changes to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage provider networks are coming, and could cost you more.
Federal Watchdog Investigates Adam Kinzinger for Kalshi Bets on His Pardon

The New York Times – Business:
The inquiry by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission centers on bets the former congressman made on Kalshi in the weeks before he was pardoned in January 2025.
Trump Officials May Undo Nursing Home Mandates for Reporting Covid

The New York Times – Business:
The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic.
5 Takeaways From Ari Emanuel’s Memoir

The New York Times – Movies:
“Roll the Calls,” the new book by the Hollywood mogul, is an entertaining and expletive-filled read that surprisingly pulls some punches.
What to Do If You’re Laid Off and Too Young for Medicare

The New York Times – Business:
At best, older, laid-off workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
U.S. Intelligence Warns of China Theft Over Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudis

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Internal reports, including one from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, say China could acquire U.S. jet technology through spying or cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
Crypto, Gold and Foreign Money: Is This What the Presidency Is Now?

The New York Times – On the Runway:
And how Trump gets away with it.
Smaller Revision Points to More Accurate Jobs Numbers

The New York Times – Business:
The 2026 revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics represent a downward adjustment of just 0.1 percent of the total work force.
Clashes Cloud Shawn Fain’s Re-election Bid at U.A.W.

The New York Times – Business:
A federal investigation and conflict over Israel are preoccupying the United Auto Workers president ahead of a vote that would give him a second term.