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Pain ahead: Inflation spiked to 6.5% in May in producer index, highest since 2022

Zach Halaschak - June 11, 2026 9:13 am

Social Security outlook dimmed by fertility projections that might still be too optimistic

Trump CFTC unveils new prediction market regulations

Trump embraces inflation: ‘I love it’

Minneapolis updates estimate for cost of Operation Metro Surge to $700 million

Inflation rose to 4.2% in May, highest in three years, as Iran war spiked energy prices

Zach Halaschak - June 10, 2026 8:34 am

Republicans pivot to combating fraud as midterm elections approach

Zach Halaschak - June 10, 2026 5:00 am

‘We promised Social Security’: Sharice Davids vows to protect benefits

Kiara Moore - June 9, 2026 2:18 pm

Social Security retirement trust fund will be exhausted by 2032, trustees say

Zach Halaschak - June 9, 2026 12:42 pm

US airlines spent $6.5 billion on fuel in April as Iran war strangled energy market

Brady Knox - June 8, 2026 11:16 pm

Prediction market lawsuits set stage for major court battles

Rena Rowe - June 7, 2026 7:00 am

With Trump’s economic wins, ‘Democrats have nothing to run on’: Joe Concha

Britta Miller - June 6, 2026 3:53 pm

How Thune overcame a Trump-sized roadblock to funding ICE

David Sivak, Ramsey Touchberry - June 5, 2026 5:58 pm

The spin-free reality underlying the jobs report for May, with charts

Joseph Lawler - June 5, 2026 8:48 am

Fed and Warsh under increasing pressure to keep rates higher, thanks to labor market strength

Zach Halaschak - June 5, 2026 6:00 am

Inflation, Trump immunity, and Bill Pulte: Takeaways from Scott Bessent’s testimony

Zach Halaschak - June 4, 2026 3:00 pm

DeSantis brings national debt plan to Washington as 2028 election season nears: ‘Not about Left, Right’

Emily Hallas - June 4, 2026 11:07 am

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