Economic pessimism could possibly impact policy decisions and political outcomes in the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections.

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates outcomes on election nights Pessimism about the U.

With less than three weeks until the election, Virginia gubernatorial nominees Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears presented their economic plans at the 2025 Virginia Education and Workforce Conference.

The coronavirus is a bigger risk to the U.S. economy than a prolonged dispute over the presidential election result, according to a Reuters poll that showed the near-term economic recovery was slowing more than previously thought.

US President Donald Trump warned Tuesday he could sever struggling Argentina's financial lifeline if his libertarian ally Javier Milei loses crucial legislative elections later this month.Hailing Milei as a "great leader,

Argentina's looming elections are the main risk to bullish market bets as a wave of U.S. financial support for President Javier Milei's libertarian economic policies does not guarantee that voters will back his minority party,