The $500 checks are accompanied by a letter signed by the president that criticizes the Biden administration for overcharging Americans for health insurance.
Category: Midterm Elections (2026)
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Trump Sends Obamacare ‘Refund’ Checks Ahead of Midterm Elections
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Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance
The New York Times – Business:As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.
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Fed Minutes Show Officials Saw More Work to Do to Quell Inflation
The New York Times – Business:Policymakers grew increasingly concerned about inflation risks at their most recent meeting in September.
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Bondage Photos Weren’t Part of the Campaign Plan
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:But Chris Gallant, a Black Hawk pilot and Democrat who is running to represent Long Island in Congress, is making the most of life post-tabloid reveal.
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
The New York Times – Business:Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Trump Says Economy Has ‘Public Relations’ Problem Amid High Prices and Slow Hiring
The New York Times – Business:The president, who had hoped to tout a growing economy on the campaign trail, has found it hard to break through as workers’ wages fail to keep up.
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Black Voting Groups Prepare for Disinformation Campaigns in the Midterms
The New York Times – Business:A new “propaganda playbook” aims to demystify common techniques used to target Black Americans, long a powerful voting bloc, with election-related disinformation.
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High Gas and Rising Mortgage Rates Trouble Trump as Midterms Near
The New York Times – Business:As the president extolled the strength of the economy on the global stage, Americans continued to feel the sting of rising prices stemming from the war in Iran.
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ICE Raids in Beef Country Raise Fears of Higher Prices
The New York Times – Business:Cattle industry groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and two Republican senators said the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions were hurting operations.
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Fed Faces Prospect of Another Interest Rate Increase Just Before Midterm Elections
The New York Times – Business:Financial markets are placing nearly 70 percent odds on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in late October.
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Why a U.S. Diesel Export Ban May Not Lower Prices
The New York Times – Business:President Trump has said he is considering restricting overseas sales of the fuel to bring down domestic prices, but experts say the policy will have many unintended effects.
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Patagonia Offers $100 to Customers Who Help Others Plan to Vote
The New York Times – Business:The outdoor apparel brand, which sued the Trump administration this month, is ramping up its environmental activism before the midterm elections.