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May US CPI inflation hits 12-year high: Don't panic! May Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth jumped to 4.9 percent year-over-year, the highest rate seen in nearly 13 years.

The U.S. economy faces a severe inflation challenge, with the latest data showing a rise in the Consumer Price Index, placing significant pressure on households and businesses.

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The members of Congress who got paid during the government shutdown Nearly 4 in 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives did not take their pay during the government shutdown.

The members of Congress who got paid during the government shutdown.

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Jeffrey Epstein claims he gave Russians insight into Trump Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.

Boy do I wish I could have a chat with all the naysayers when I posited that Epstein was a dirt factory for Putin. How many times have we asked "what does Putin have on Trump?" www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Trump bonds with Japan's new prime minister, unveils major Japanese investment projects in the U.S. Sanae Takaichi, who became the country's first female prime minister only days ago, talked baseball, stationed a Ford F-150 truck outside their meeting and greeted Trump with, by his estimation, a fir...

During his visit to Tokyo, Trump met with Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, where they discussed U.S.-Japan trade and security relations.

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This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW

US warns world will ‘decouple’ from China if it imposes new export controls Scott Bessent says Washington will retaliate if Beijing proceeds with policy on rare earths and critical minerals

The U.S. Treasury Department and Trade Representative warned China that continued export controls on rare earths and critical minerals would heighten the risk of “decoupling,” underscoring the fragility of global supply chains.

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In SNAP appeal, Trump administration says it faces more harm than people who can't buy food: ANALYSIS The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's requirement that it make full November SNAP payments.

Analysis: The Trump administration's claim in the SNAP appeal case that it suffered greater harm has sparked widespread debate.

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Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge" "Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."

“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”

Trump administration ‘failed to consider the harms’ in not supporting Snap, judge says in ruling that demands funds by Friday –as it happened This live blog is now closed.

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the issuance of full SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to certain groups at the request of the White House.

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Pelosi-isms: 'Throw a punch, for the children' and more forge a legacy Nancy Pelosi is bringing her history-making career in the U.S. House to an end, but she leaves a linguistic legacy in Congress and beyond.

Pelosi leaves behind not only a political legacy, but also her distinctive style of expression, with “Pelosi-isms” entering the annals of political culture.

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