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The annual inflation rate increased to its highest point in three years as the cost of energy and other goods rose due to the Iran war, according to data released by the Department of Labor on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI), a popular gauge of inflation, rose 4.2 percent over the past 12 months...

President Trump on Wednesday said Iran "will have to pay the price" for stalled peace negotiations and after the U.S. launched renewed strikes against Iran after a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Tehran retaliated. "Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Much of it, like their Navy and...

In his efforts to distance himself from the dollar and the United States, Lula has increased his dependence on China.

Customers don't resent higher prices nearly as much as they resent being nickel and dimed. 

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President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series "The West Wing" dismissing the concept of a "proportional response" after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued by U.S. Central Command (Centcom)...

The structural damage from the Commerce Clause era has not been repaired.

In today's issue: ▪ Iran responds to U.S. strikes overnight ▪ Platner glides to nomination in Maine ▪ Reconciliation bill heads to Trump’s desk ▪ U.S. contends with spreading screwworm Iran responded overnight to U.S. retaliatory strikes with attacks of its own targeting American bases and other sites in allied countries across the Middle East, posing perhaps...

Pulte or no Pulte, renewal of Section 702 will be an uphill battle unless Republican leaders allow votes on genuine reform. 

Republicans who are waiting on a funding request for the Iran military conflict say they want clearer answers from the Pentagon on the scope, objectives and price tag of the operation before rallying behind such a measure in a difficult election year. The military campaign, now past its 100-day mark, had cost roughly $29 billion...

Retired Lt. Col. David Flippo, who was endorsed by President Trump, is projected to win Nevada’s GOP primary for the state’s only Republican congressional seat, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). His Tuesday victory in the open 2nd Congressional District — which retiring Rep. Mark Amodei has held for 15 years — marks another win...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) endorsed South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (R) in the Palmetto State’s GOP gubernatorial primary after she lost the initial primary Tuesday. “I want you to know that I'm going to endorse Alan Wilson for governor,” Mace told supporters after polls closed.  “I want a law-and-order governor, and that law-and-order governor is going to...

Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner easily won the Democratic contest on Tuesday to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) — officially teeing up one of this year's marquee Senate races. Planter was expected to win the Democratic primary, but recent revelations over a sexting scandal and his alleged toxic conduct from several ex-girlfriends have rocked his campaign and rattled...

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) is projected to face state Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) in the his bid for a second term as the Silver State's top executive, according to Decision Desk HQ. Although Lombardo cruised to victory in his GOP primary Tuesday, the incumbent will face an uphill battle in a tough political...