President Trump said in a Tuesday interview that inflation is solved. The Labor Department reported September consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, and the article says high energy prices are tightening the squeeze on consumers. Polling cited in the article shows Republicans have lost their advantage on the economy: a July 2025 survey had congressional Republicans ahead by 12 points, while a recent poll found Democrats ahead by 3. The economy is consistently the top midterm issue in polling.
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