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The economy is growing, unemployment is relatively low and Americans are still spending — but consumer sentiment is worse than it was during the financial crisis. Axios' Courtenay Brown explains what’s behind the disconnect. Go deeper: axios.com/2026/09/23/oecd-us…
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NEW: Over the last few days I watched 350+ campaign ads going back to 2018. What I found: Dems' rhetoric about the political establishment and their own party has taken a drastically negative turn this year. Candidates and operatives told @axios why: axios.com/2026/09/25/democra…
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New: The GOP nears its October moment of truth Republicans expect a wave of private polling in early October that will tell them whether their massive ad blitz is working — and force tough decisions about where to spend in the final month axios.com/2026/09/25/gop-oct…
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Sen. Thom Tillis criticized President Trump's warm reception for Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "WTF moment." axios.com/2026/09/25/tillis-…
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Last week a hedge fund manager was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a $30 million Ponzi scheme whose victims included Travis Kelce and ex-NBA players. Now the whistleblower is telling his story: axios.com/2026/09/25/whistle…
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