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Interesting Trends In House Vote History
As Republicans face another challenging midterm election, we are taking a look at Congressional vote history and what can be learned from the vote totals for each party. The chart below shows vote totals from 2008 forward, using historical election data from the Clerk of the House. Here are five
Schumer Bets On Sherrod Brown For 2026
This week’s big Senate news was Sherrod Brown’s decision to challenge Senator Jon Husted, making another run for the Ohio seat after his 2024 defeat. Sherrod Brown was one of Schumer’s top recruits in 2006, and Schumer is betting on Brown again. Today, we are taking a look at Brown’s
Roll Call: Republicans got some good news on inflation
In this week’s Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston writes about the good news out of Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index report. The year-over-year Consumer Price Index remained at 2.7 percent in July, still a bit on the higher side, but it defied expectations that it would likely reach 2.8
Roll Call: Trump’s missed opportunity: BLS wage growth numbers
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about Friday’s release of the July employment numbers and the events that followed. The size of the BLS job revisions over the past couple of years have been substantial and have raised some eyebrows. While BLS constantly reviews its own
The New Jobs and Wages Numbers
The new jobs report came out on Friday, along with new hourly and weekly earnings. In this here is both good and bad news, but both set up the next key economic measurement — the Consumer Price Index on August 12. First, the good news. Year over year weekly wages
Roll Call: This is the No. 1 job for Republicans this August
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the jobs facing Democrats — regrouping — and Republicans — fine-tuning an effective economic message to sell the One Big Beautiful Bill — as they head home for the August recess with the Epstein scandal dominating the headlines. Topics