Overview
- In Miami remarks marking his 2024 anniversary, President Trump called this “the golden age of America,” citing record markets, wage gains and job growth while repeating a previously debunked $18 trillion investment claim.
- Democrats swept most high-profile off-year contests in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and California, with exit polling highlighting widespread economic worries and at least 55% disapproval of Trump’s first 100 days.
- An NBC News poll found only 34% of voters say Trump has met economic expectations, and 52% blame him and Republicans in Congress for a record 36-day government shutdown.
- At a breakfast with Senate Republicans, Trump acknowledged the shutdown is politically damaging for the GOP, urged reopening the government, and again pressed to eliminate the Senate filibuster.
- Justices appeared skeptical during arguments over Trump’s unilateral tariffs, as Chief Justice John Roberts likened the duties to a tax under Congress’s authority and Solicitor General John Sauer described them as regulatory rather than revenue-raising.