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Politics & Government

Week in Politics: Inflation pressure; war in Iran and effect on midterm elections

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published October 3, 2026 at 6:47 AM CDT

We look at how some concerning economic indicators as well as the ongoing war in Iran might affect the midterm elections.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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