Trump's argument that he's making ordinary household necessities more affordable has failed to take hold, the exit survey suggested. NBC News exit polls showed that most voters in Tuesday's elections said they were either holding steady or "falling behind" in their personal finances.

President Trump gave a robust defense of the economy under his administration after recent Democratic victories seem to reflect voters’ concerns about prices and inflation.

A Thursday report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows job cuts last month increased by more than 153,000, up 175 percent from October of last year. In total, companies have announced more than one million job cuts in 2025, up 65 percent from the same time period last year. This was the worst October since 2003.

Economic issues were a driving factor in the off-year elections, putting consumer costs under Trump's administration in the spotlight

Defending his economic record again in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Trump said, “we’ve got prices way down,” but, “Republicans don’t talk about it. They don’t talk about the word affordability. And the Democrats lie about it.”

President Trump on Wednesday touted his economic agenda one day after Democrats won key victories in elections where voters said they were largely basing their decisions on the cost of living. Trump traveled to Miami to deliver remarks at the America Business Forum,

Donald Trump did his best to dodge any blame for the GOP's widespread election losses on Tuesday, saying the main factor was the shutdown. Now both parties are digesting the results and seem to agree on one thing: cost of living will be a major focus in the 2026 midterms.

Nowhere is the toll of Trump’s trade policies more apparent than in Canada’s manufacturing heartland in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

President Donald Trump is heading to Miami on Wednesday — the anniversary of his reelection to a second term — to speak to a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements.