For businesses, the effect of Trump’s incoherent economic policy decisions is to freeze their planning in place. A recent poll of corporate chief executives indicates that the business leaders are fully alive to negative trends that may yet be undiscerned by ordinary Americans.

President Trump is out to stop the 2025 midterms from turning into a preview of the 2026 midterms. Democrats want to keep the momentum going.

Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll

Trump’s tariff policies have both contributed to price pressures and to uncertainty among businesses, undermining incentives to hire. The administration’s sweeping cuts to federal programs also have left thousands of federal workers unemployed and squeezed contractors.

The simplest explanation for any American election result has remained consistent for decades: “It’s the economy, stupid.”

Democratic victories in Tuesday’s highest-profile, and under-the-radar, elections give the party a shot in the arm as they look to regroup and storm into next year’s key midterm elections.

President Trump on Wednesday touted his economic agenda one day after Democrats won key victories in elections where voters said they were largely basing their decisions on the cost of living. Trump traveled to Miami to deliver remarks at the America Business Forum,

Voters head to polls Tuesday in America’s first major election day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House

In Virginia, New York and New Jersey, Democrats emphasize affordability, believing voters are dissatisfied with the president’s economic policies.

President Donald Trump is heading to Miami on Wednesday — the anniversary of his reelection to a second term — to speak to a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey won both elections, receiving campaign support from former President Obama.