Democrats need to show respect to blue-collar voters, who make up 67 percent of the population but only 2 percent of Congress. They can do that in various way, such as removing college degree requirements and focusing on skills and experience.

The Republican budget would increase the deficit by up to $5.1 trillion, while slashing health care and education, in order to give more tax breaks to billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

The Securities and Exchange Commission can help level the playing field by modernizing outdated rules and expanding access to private markets, allowing more Americans to build wealth.

The recent U.S. Treasury bond auction’s lackluster performance and Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating highlight a growing loss of faith in Washington’s fiscal stewardship, with the potential for global economic instability.

Puerto Rico is a natural partner in reshoring the medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, and its leaders are working to ensure that efforts do not trap the island in its current territory status but instead enable it to reach its full potential as a future state of the United States.

Scores of parks across the country have implemented or are transitioning to “cashless” payment systems. This isn’t a glitch in the system. It’s a symptom of a larger, and dangerous, trend.

Liberal capitalism may still be America’s dominant economic ideology, but there is a growing sentiment within the White House that the government should take a more active role in steering the economy.

Conservatives and Republicans tend to rely on common sense, while Democrats and liberals rely on expert opinion, and both approaches are valid in their own way.

If history is a predictor, the next Republican nominee might face some rising Democrat who suddenly has the magic touch.

Following a high-profile trip to the Middle East and progress in trade talks with China, polling indicates that perceptions of Trump’s performance have begun improving.

Predicting future events is difficult, but economists and election forecasters have made significant progress in recent years, with accuracy rates of 90 percent for five-day weather forecasts and 50 percent for ten-day forecasts, and 23 percent for economic forecasts, but the circumstances of the election can greatly influence the outcome.

Skyrocketing consumer costs will be the topic of many a swing-state cookout as millions of Americans prepare for Memorial Day weekend

Hating on Trump and creating as much self-serving publicity as possible are neither policies nor strategies.

Most Americans oppose Trump’s attacks on colleges and universities, recognizing their value and disapproving of his attempts to exert control over them, with 62 percent of voters supporting federal funding for scientific and medical research at universities.

The first retired word should be “deal” — the “king” of Trump’s vocabulary, used ad nauseam.

The time is ripe for courage. In the face of it, Trump is likely to blink once again.

President Trump’s approval rating is lower than any modern president after 100 days in office, with voters disapproving of his handling of major issues and rejecting his positions and arguments.

The White House is taking full advantage of the media’s diminished credibility to bully and belittle the press. That’s not a good thing for America in the long run.

Trump is pretending that he has the power to issue a king-like proclamation condemning unidentified federal regulations as unlawful.

Trump operates on instincts that can be delusional by ignoring basic facts.