Edition No. 102 · Fri 2 Oct 2026 · Story 3 of 51

The No. 1 thing: Republicans agonize over their economic inaction

Semafor

Republican senators told Semafor on the record that they fear voters will punish them on prices, with Trump's cost-of-living approval at 17 percent.

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