Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty A new poll found that almost half of registered voters say life is less affordable under Donald Trump, in a warning sign ahead of the 2026 midterms. The JL Partners survey—conducted by the Daily Mail from Dec. 20 to 21 among 1,000 registered voters—found 48 percent felt worse off since Trump returned to office in January, with 36 percent calling the cost of living “much more” unaffordable and another 12 percent saying it was “a little” more unaffordable. Read more at The Daily Beast.