“Nobody’s listening”: 5 things Americans told me about the economy that Washington needs to hear

From Cleveland to the Outer Banks, the cost-of-living crisis that will decide the midterms, in the words of the people living it. Every incumbent on the ballot this fall, Republican or Democrat, is running on a set of numbers. Unemployment at 4.2%. Record household income. Inflation “cooling.” The…

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