"The cost of the Trump bandwagon"

Trump as a liability for Republican candidates1:13

• Jacob Soboroffassertion

  Trump's trade war with Canada and conflict with Iran are making him a liability for Republican candidates in swing states.

• Scott McFarlandassertion

  Canadian leaders are prepared for a long fight, and Republican-held House seats in Iowa face unique pressure from agricultural supply costs.

• Sam Steinopinion

  Trump's strategy of asking voters to pretend he is on the ballot is counterproductive because he is unpopular and lacks campaignable issues.

• Alex Wagnerassertion

  Affordability concerns are driving a sharp decline in support among white women.

Renaming Lake Ontario and Kennedy Center11:56

• Jacob Soboroffassertion

  Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, while simultaneously pursuing a name change for the Kennedy Center.

• Scott McFarlandassertion

  The administration is arguing in court that the Kennedy Center will face financial ruin without Trump's name on it.

• Alex Wagneropinion

  These renaming efforts damage America's international reputation and accelerate a global reordering as allies seek more reliable partners.

New tariffs on semiconductors15:19

• Jacob Soboroffassertion

  The Trump administration is weighing new sweeping tariffs on semiconductors, despite warnings from tech companies that the move could doom U.S. hopes of dominating artificial intelligence.

• Sam Steinopinion

  The tariff regime is chaotic and other countries are calling Trump's bluff by finding alternative trade partners.

Importing lean beef to lower prices19:07

• Jacob Soboroffassertion

  Trump signed a policy removing tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported lean beef for 90 days to lower ground beef prices, a move that coincides with the midterm elections and has drawn criticism from Republican senators and farmers.

• Alex Wagneropinion

  The policy is short-sighted and half-baked, noting the Agriculture Secretary could not identify the source countries.

• Sam Steinopinion

  The move undercuts Trump's tariff argument and relies on the assumption that rural voters will not abandon him despite the policy reversal.

ICE arrests of non-criminal immigrants28:54

• Jacob Soboroffassertion

  A New York Times analysis shows a majority of immigrants arrested in July were accused of civil violations without criminal charges, and the share with past violent convictions fell to less than four percent.

• Memo Torresassertion

  ICE is targeting children and legally present individuals, and that the public has become saturated with ICE fatigue.

• Alex Wagneropinion

  The normalization of these arrests implicates the entire country and highlights the case of a Haitian nurse losing temporary protected status.

Mike Collins staffer white nationalist ties36:58

• Jacob Soboroffassertion

  A former staffer for Georgia Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins shared images of a swastika and himself in a KKK robe, adding to a pattern of associates with extremist ties.

• Greg Bluesteinassertion

  Democrats are using this pattern to paint Collins as unfit and are attempting to make him an anchor on the entire Republican ticket in Georgia.

Catastrophic flooding in Nepal40:18

Jacob Soboroff reports that catastrophic flooding in Nepal, triggered by a glacier collapse, has killed at least 360 people and left 65 Americans missing, with rescue teams searching for communities leveled by flash floods.