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The strait of Hormuz has reopened, causing oil prices to drop. However, prices for gas, flights and other travel costs have held steady. On Capitol Hill, Congress was set to pass a bipartisan housing bill but President Trump put a hold on it, urging Congress to prioritize the SAVE Act first. 

Democratic strategist and ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn joined Bloomberg’s Balance of Power to discuss this and more.

President Donald Trump’s focus on gasoline prices is a sign the White House is keenly attuned to a political reality: Prices at the pump are a key indicator for voters of the state of the economy heading into election season.

That’s just one of many reasons Republicans have privately stressed about gasoline price spikes ahead of the midterm election in November.

Republican strategist and ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean shared his thoughts on how the midterms may play out in November in POLITICO.

With only four months to go until the midterms, President Trump is getting back on the road, starting in Pennsylvania, to discuss the economy. Republican strategist and ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean joined NPR’s Michel Martin to discuss this pivot and who Trump should gear his speech towards.

President Trump has delivered the same retort to political allies who have offered him strategic advice in recent weeks, according to people with knowledge of the conversations: “I’m the president and you’re not.”

Seventeen months into his second term, Trump is increasingly relying on his own gut instincts, dismissing the counsel of aides, conservative lawmakers and longtime associates. The result has been a series of decisions that have confounded and frustrated Republicans—heightening fears that voters will punish the GOP in the November elections and testing Trump’s iron grip on the party.

Republican strategist and ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean shared his thoughts on the evolving relationship between President Trump and Congress as the midterms approach in The Wall Street Journal. 

An investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) could have put Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on defense. Instead, it is giving Newsom a new political opening. 

Newsom is embracing the DOJ investigation, using the confrontation with President Trump to raise his national profile and cement his role as one of the president’s lead rivals ahead of a probable White House bid. 

Democratic strategist and ROKK Partner Rodell Mollineau shared his thoughts on the investigation into Newsom and how he is capitalizing on it in The Hill.

President Trump’s remarks on the latest inflation data are putting him at odds with Congressional Republicans and their preferred narrative ahead of the midterms.

Asked about Wednesday’s consumer price index report showing the inflation rate reaching 4.2% in May—the highest point in three years—the president appeared to brush off those concerns.

Republican strategist and ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean shared his thoughts in The Hill’s Morning Report.

As talks continue over a ceasefire in Iran, tensions continue with Iran continuing to fire on neighboring countries and Americans at home feeling the effects of the war. Republican strategist and ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean joined BBC News’ The Context to discuss where things stand and how President Trump is navigating it.

ROKK Partner and Republican strategist Ron Bonjean spoke with Washington Examiner Executive Editor Bob Cusack about parallels between the upcoming midterms and those in 2006 along with what a divided government may mean for both corporations and policy.

Watch the full episode here.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Senate Republicans are under new pressure to deliver on President Trump’s agenda after Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) lost in the Texas GOP primary.

Republican strategist and ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean weighed in on what Trump’s involvement in this past Tuesday’s primary means for the midterms in November and pushing agenda items in The Hill.

Sixteen months into his second presidency, Donald Trump may be facing a low approval rating according to most polls – but his grip on his core base of MAGA voters remains unshaken.

That power was on full display over the last two weeks, as Trump ousted a string of fellow Republicans he considered apostates for not showing him enough personal fealty.

Republican strategist and ROKK Executive Vice President Jeff Grappone shared his thoughts with Reuters on the impact of President Trump’s recent primary endorsements on his legislative agenda on Capitol Hill.