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CBS Poll Finds 73% Disapprove of Trump’s Inflation Handling

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC · How we work

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Costly $5,000 Dividend

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance launched campaign tours of swing states in September 2026 ahead of the midterm elections.
Trump-aligned super PACs earmarked over $130 million for TV ads, and analysts say the $5,000 dividend would cost $1.2 trillion, exceeding Medicare, defense and debt-interest spending.
A CBS News poll showed 73 percent of likely voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of inflation.

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Iowa War Powers Vote

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance began campaign trips to states in September 2026.
Republican candidates are distancing from Trump, with California House hopefuls skipping his Dallas convention and Iowa GOP members voting to curb his Iran war powers.
Vice President JD Vance urged GOP lawmakers to address voter frustrations about the Iran war.
Iowa Representatives Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted to curb Trump’s Iran war powers.

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Iowa GOP Representatives Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted to limit President Trump’s war powers over Iran, saying the conflict imposes costs on Iowans.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

During the 1994 midterms, Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America helped the Republican Party win a 54-seat swing in the House and eight Senate seats, ending a 42-year House majority gap and ushering the first unified GOP Congress since 1952. The 2026 swing-state tour by Donald Trump and Iowa lawmakers’ move to limit his Iran war powers echo that same fundraising-driven, legislative pushback.

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Costly $5,000 Dividend

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance launched campaign tours of swing states in September 2026 ahead of the midterm elections.
Trump-aligned super PACs earmarked over $130 million for TV ads, and analysts say the $5,000 dividend would cost $1.2 trillion, exceeding Medicare, defense and debt-interest spending.
A CBS News poll showed 73 percent of likely voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of inflation.

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