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Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton faced backlash Friday after releasing a new campaign ad acknowledging that prices “keep climbing" — while blaming Democrats for making life more expensive in a ruby red state the GOP has controlled for over 30 years.

The ad features Paxton’s daughter, Mattie Hayworth, who describes her father as a “fighter” before turning to the high prices facing Texans.

“Right now, Texas families are working harder and getting less for it,” she says. “Groceries, rent, insurance — it all keeps climbing. And liberal politicians are making it worse.”...

GOP strategist Marc Short called out President Donald Trump's strategy for lowering beef prices as an admission that he raised prices.

During a Thursday appearance on CNN, Short spoke about Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America and how Republican candidates are feeling about it ahead of a critical midterm race in November.

"I think there are a lot of Republicans who are facing a midterm election in less than three months, and are anxious to address some of the issues that Americans view as top priorities," Short said. "And not this."...

Republicans are taking heat on two fronts as they struggle to win the affordability messaging battle while killing affordability legislation.

“Republican lawmakers, aides and strategists tell NBC News they worry that high prices and their party’s poor messaging on affordability could cost them in the midterms,” the news network reported over the weekend.

Politico reported on Monday that “Republicans are divided over how to address growing cost-of-living concerns over health care, housing, student debt and more.”...

President Donald Trump's administration has continued to maintain that the economy during Trump's second term has been strong, even as prices for basic necessities continue to climb.

During a Tuesday segment, MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace contrasted the words of Trump administration figures like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with comments from ordinary Americans experiencing sticker shock at grocery stores. At the start of the segment, two separate Yonkers, New York residents — Lindsay Gottfried and Harryson Berrios — told MS NOW that "generally everything has gone up."

"I think generally everything has gone up," Gottfried said. "... Milk really seems to fluctuate a lot."...

President Donald Trump is heading to his Florida estate on Tuesday to get a jump on the Thanksgiving holiday. The president and First Lady will be staying at Mar-a-Lago for an extended break, returning to the White House early Sunday evening.

As the First Family enjoys their six-day trip, Americans are increasingly dismayed at the state of the Trump economy, which is producing near-record-low consumer sentiment, rising and record prices at the grocery store, increasing unemployment, persistent inflation, and — as the president recently declared — tariff payments that are about to “skyrocket.”

Inflation remains strong at 3.0%. The unemployment rate is now the highest it’s been in nearly four years. Prices for items like beef, coffee, and bananas have increased by double-digit percentages. Major corporations have announced plans to lay off thousands or tens of thousands of workers. Millions of Americans are seeing their health care premiums for next year in some cases double or even triple. And according to one economist, there is a possibility that some parts of the country may already be in a recession. Another economist last week sounded the stagflation alarm....

Middle-class Americans who have been struggling to stay afloat amid constantly rising prices for basic necessities are losing faith in the ability of President Donald Trump's administration to lower the cost of living.

According to a Thursday article in the Wall Street Journal, this even includes people who voted for Trump in the 2024 election. The Journal observed that even though inflation is not where it was in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, prices for many commonly purchased items like coffee, ground beef and auto parts remain significantly higher in comparison to recent years.

"Life felt more doable a year and a half ago,” said Atlanta, Georgia resident Holly Frew, who told the Journal her combined household income is around $135,000. “I need to know where the light is at the end of the tunnel.”...