California’s most recent reported rate, in October, was 5.4%, the second highest state rate in the country. Nevada was first .The national rate was 4.1%. The UCLA Anderson forecast cited four areas where policy could dramatically shape the state’s economy: Tariffs, immigration, taxes and regulations.

President Biden on Tuesday touted that President-elect Trump will inherit the “strongest economy in modern history" despite how Americans are still dealing with inflation.

Service-oriented companies in the U.S. grew in November at the slowest pace in three months, reflecting uncertainty about how the incoming Trump administration will affect the economy.

Incoming President Donald Trump and his potential policies—especially campaign threats of tariffs on imported foreign goods—create an unknown for Hawaii’s economic forecast, which the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization otherwise expects to show modest growth through 2027.

Scripps News' "Truth Be Told" series examines claims that President-elect Trump's plan to expel undocumented immigrants would come at a high cost.

For many Orange County voters, the 2024 election boiled down to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. A psychological concept that outlines five levels of human needs, Maslow’s hierarchy argues basic necessities like food,

Republican leaders are rushing to use their newfound power to cut support for seniors and healthcare for Americans of all ages. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Libby Casey, senior news anchor for The Washington Post.

The creation of “it’s the economy, stupid” emerged from the work of pollster Stanley Greenberg. As my former colleague Tommy Craggs wrote, Greenberg is a “funny figure”—a former academic who studied apartheid South Africa and then, with the Clintons, sought to bring back the so-called “Reagan Democrats” from the GOP.

The economy is doing “exceptionally well,” said Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi. But he sees headwinds under the new administration.

Biden gave a speech on Dec. 10 lauding his own economic accomplishments. The usual talking points were there: more than 16 million new jobs since Biden took office, historically low unemployment, and retirement plans that are growing because of a sustained stock-market rally.

A top pollster to Vice President Kamala Harris says the Democrats need a new playbook to politically confront Donald Trump as he returns to the White House, and that they should focus on high prices.

Scott Bessent’s “3-3-3” plan to stimulate growth, reduce the deficit and expand oil production will soon face economic realities.