White HouseCost of living
"Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again."
Consumer prices rose 4.3% from Jan 2025 to Jun 2026. Inflation was running above 3.5% this fall.
Brokenpost-midterm edition
Who runs Washington?
On November 3, Americans voted on who controls Congress for the second half of Donald Trump’s presidency. They chose a blue wave.
Presented byyour brand?→DemocraticDem, elected Nov 3RepublicanGOP, elected Nov 3IndependentFlippedStill countingGlowing = party in control
36 states also elected governors →The four seats of power
Washington just got divided.
The wire
What everyone’s saying.
Live headlines from 9 newsrooms: three that lean left, three in the center, three that lean right. Tap through to read the story at the source.
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Chamber 01 · The Senate
Blue Senate incoming.
100 desks, 2 per state. 51 votes control the floor, or 50 plus the Vice President. Tap any desk to see who sits there.
54Dem caucus52 D + 2 I
44Republicans
2Still countingAK, MS
Chamber 02 · The House of Representatives
The gavel goes blue.
435 voting members, every one up every two years. 218 wins the Speaker’s gavel. 290 is the two-thirds needed to override a presidential veto. Each party runs left to right from its most liberal to most conservative member. Tap a seat for their profile.
252Democrats
153Republicans
30Still counting
Called races per Wikipedia's district-by-district results, synced Nov 5. NBC projects a final count of about 259 D to 176 R.
Chamber 03 · The Supreme Court
6–3, and lifetime seats.
Nine justices sit by seniority, starting with the Chief in the center and alternating outward. They’re colored by the party of the president who appointed them. Tap a chair.
retirement watch
Thomas (78) and Alito (76) are the names everyone’s watching. Starting Jan 3, 2027, any nominee to replace them would need votes from a Democratic Senate.
Chamber 04 · The White House
The veto pen still lives here.
Starting Jan 3, Democrats control Congress, but every bill still needs Trump’s signature or a two-thirds override.
PresidentDonald TrumpRepublican · term ends Jan 20, 2029
Vice PresidentJD VanceRepublican · breaks 50–50 Senate ties
Veto-proof meter
Not veto-proof
Senate Dems54 / 67
House Dems (projected)259 / 290
To override a veto, Democrats would need 13 Senate Republicans and 31 House Republicans to cross over.
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What Americans actually care about
It’s the groceries, stupid.
From the 2026 exit poll of more than 79,000 voters.
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AMERICA MARTPrice change · Jan 2025 → Jun 2026
Coffee+35%
Gasoline+34%
Fuel oil+24%
Ground beef+23%
Steak+21%
Natural gas+12%
Electricity+8%
All groceries+3.4%
ALL ITEMS+4.3%
Cheaper now: eggs, bacon, breadSource: BLS CPI via Trump Promises TrackerVoters worried about the cost of…
Groceries88%
Gas & diesel87%
Utilities86%
Healthcare85%
Your wallet vs. two years ago
18% say they’re better off.
Promise tracker
They said it. We kept the receipts.
What the White House promised in 2024, and what the new Democratic majority is promising for 2027.
White HouseCost of living
Cut energy and electricity prices in half within 12 months.
Gasoline is up 34% and electricity 8% since inauguration, with the Iran war keeping fuel prices high.
BrokenWhite HouseTaxes
No tax on tips.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act allows a deduction of up to $25,000 in tips. Payroll taxes still apply, and the deduction expires after 2028.
Watered downWhite HouseTaxes
No tax on overtime.
Only the "half" in time-and-a-half is deductible, and only for federally required overtime. It expires after 2028.
Watered downWhite HouseTaxes
No tax on Social Security.
Instead of a repeal, people 65 and older get an extra $6,000 deduction.
Watered downWhite HouseTaxes
Extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts.
Extended in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 2025.
KeptWhite HouseTrade
Reciprocal tariffs on every country that taxes U.S. goods.
In Feb 2026 the Supreme Court ruled that IEEPA did not authorize the tariffs. 65% of voters say tariffs hurt the economy.
BlockedWhite HouseWar & peace
End the Russia–Ukraine war within 24 hours.
Talks have been held, including U.S.-brokered talks in Geneva, but there is still no peace deal.
BrokenWhite HouseWar & peace
No new wars.
The U.S. took military action against Iran. 63% of midterm voters call it the wrong decision.
BrokenWhite HouseHealth
Not cut Medicaid.
H.R. 1 cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid funding and added work requirements.
BrokenIncoming Dem CongressHealth
Restore the enhanced ACA premium tax credits in the "first 100 hours."
The credits expired at the start of 2026 and marketplace premiums jumped. A bill would still need Trump's signature.
Clock is tickingIncoming Dem CongressHealth
Reverse H.R. 1's Medicaid cuts and work requirements.
Jeffries calls undoing H.R. 1 "the floor, not the ceiling." Democrats would need 290 House votes and 67 Senate votes to override a veto.
Clock is tickingIncoming Dem CongressTrade
Undo Trump's tariffs and reassert Congress' power over import taxes.
This is on the first-100-hours list, and it is the most direct cost-of-living lever Democrats have.
Clock is tickingIncoming Dem CongressWar & peace
End the Iran war, or force Trump to seek congressional authorization.
Democrats plan floor votes early in 2027.
Clock is tickingIncoming Dem CongressCost of living
Bring down the cost of living, "with the president or without him."
Schumer and Jeffries both call affordability job No. 1. Plans include medical-debt protections and lower gas and grocery costs.
Clock is tickingIncoming Dem CongressAccountability
Investigations: "entangle him in legislative razor wire."
Subpoena power arrives with the gavels on Jan 3, 2027.
Clock is tickingThe statehouses
36 states picked governors. 6 flipped.
Democrats will hold 29 governorships in 2027, their first majority in 16 years. Flipped: AK, GA, IA, NV, OH, TX.
29Dem governors
20GOP governors
1Uncalled (KS)
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Faded tiles had no governor race in 2026.
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