White House turns focus to affordability after GOP election losses

The White House is talking more about the cost of living since this month’s GOP election losses. Voters in the off-year elections made it clear that pocketbook issues remain a top concern. Over the past two-and-a-half weeks, the Trump administration has tried to focus more on those concerns. Vice President JD Vance told an interviewer “we hear you” and “there’s a lot more work to do.” He said there had been progress on lowering prices, but the American people need to have “a little bit of patience.” And President Trump has removed some tariffs on food imports in a bid to lower grocery prices