Category: Politics
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Data Centers Are Carrying Construction. Everything Else Is Shrinking.
Construction spending fell 1.9% in September, missing forecasts, as home remodeling plunged 13%. Data centers and power projects are carrying the industry while nearly everything else shrinks. Here’s what Washington can fix.
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Trump Says a Canada Trade Deal Is Close. Prove It After Tuesday.
Trump says the U.S. and Canada have “the concept of a deal,” Keystone XL included. Carney says teams will finish it in the coming weeks. Good. Now put real tariff numbers in writing after the votes are counted.
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Iran Fired at U.S. Forces. The Qeshm Island Strikes Were the Right Answer.
Editor’s note, November 14, 2026: I have folded our late-October and early-November Hormuz posts into this living column, from the post-midterm strike warnings through the November 2 Qeshm Island strikes. Later developments will be added here. Our November 12 column on Iran’s enriched uranium and the blockade remains a separate chapter. The Qeshm Island strikes…
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The Supreme Court Says No on 20,000 California Ballots. Now Fix the Rolls.
The Supreme Court turned down the Trump administration’s last-minute bid to make California set aside 20,000 mail ballots flagged as likely noncitizens. The goal was right, but the fix belongs before ballots go out: verify citizenship at registration and keep the rolls clean.
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Nine Dead in a Florida Jet Crash. Let the NTSB Finish the Job.
A Learjet 60 bound for the Bahamas crashed in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing all nine aboard, including two young children. Here’s what the NTSB knows so far, and why Washington should let investigators finish before rushing to blame.
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Netanyahu Wants More Iran Strikes. America Sets the Clock.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a new round of Netanyahu Iran strikes, and he wants them soon. He is pushing President Trump to hit Iran again right after Tuesday’s midterm elections, two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Monday, according to CBS News, citing the…
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Factories Had Their Best Month Since 2021. Prices Are Still the Problem.
The ISM manufacturing PMI rose to 55.5% in October, and factory production hit its fastest pace since November 2021. But input prices rose for a 25th straight month, and most survey comments were negative. Here’s what Washington should learn.
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Trump Says He Gave It a Strong Shot. Now It’s on the Voters.
In his last midterm pitch at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, President Trump admitted the sitting president’s party usually loses midterms but said Republicans gave it a very strong shot. The border and tax case is real. So is a 10x pool cost overrun. Now it is up to the voters.
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Belgium’s Prime Minister Would Rather Quit Than Punt the Budget
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his resignation after his coalition failed to close a €10 billion budget gap, with socialist partners pushing higher taxes on top earners. He refused to roll last year’s budget forward. Washington should take note.
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DOJ Takes 20,000-Plus California Ballots to the Supreme Court. Rule Fast.
One day before the midterms, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to make California set aside mail ballots from more than 20,000 people DOJ calls likely noncitizens. Two courts said no, and the list has real problems. Here is what DOJ wants, why it lost so far, and why the justices should rule fast.
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