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The latest inflation data suggests that President Donald Trump's tariffs may already be having an impact on the finances of working-class families. In a Tuesday article for Axios, journalists Courtenay Brown and Neil Irwin reported on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from June that was just released this week, and found a "180-degree reversal from recent years" when it comes to the origin of inflation. While housing prices were previously the chief driver of higher inflation while the prices of imported consumer goods remained relatively stable, housing prices are actually tapering off while the prices of imp

Rep. Greg Murphy (R‑N.C.) acknowledged Tuesday that tariffs are placing increasing pressure on small businesses within his district, but defended them as a necessary policy.Speaking on NewsNation Tuesday, the North Carolina Republican likened the economic pain to “tough love,” insisting such measures are essential for long-term gains in trade and national resilience.He admitted that tariffs are hurting small businesses in his district, but said, "This is parenting in a way," adding, "We have to take some really tough medicine."READ MORE:

On Tuesday, July 15, ABC News reported that the death toll from the flooding that ravaged Central Texas over the 4th of July weekend had reached 133. Many Democrats, following the tragedy, are highly critical of the Trump administration — arguing that draconian cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) will make disasters worse. Criticism is also coming from the Houston Chronicle's editorial board. In an

The Guardian reports even dedicated CIA critic Tim Weiner is sounding the alarm on the damage President Donald Trump is doing the agency.Weiner — who wrote the CIA political take-down ‘Legacy of Ashes’ about decades of CIA mistakes and bad behavior — compares Trump’s second administration to watching the U.S. stand with Russia, Iran and North Korea by voting against a UN resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine.“You come to the realization, if you hadn’t already: ‘My God, the president of the United States has gone over to the other side. He has joined the authorita

House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson paid tribute to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, portraying him less as an elected leader and more as a divinely chosen figure. He declared that Trump had been “miraculously” spared from an assassination attempt during the 2024 campaign, so that he could go on to enact his “America First” agenda by signing into law the GOP budget—his so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, a sweeping package of tax cuts and government spending.Speaker Johnson, widely viewed as a Christian nationalist, told reporters (video below) that during last year’s assassination attempt that left one bystander dead, “God miraculously spared the president’s life.” “I think it’s undeniable, and he did it for an obvious purpose. A

The Epstein files uproar has become so chaotic that Daily Beast reports White House aides are quietly texting CNN for answers.Aides and White House employees don’t appear to be getting answers from their bosses or upper management on whether or not FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is still employed with the federal government after a public argument last week.“[Officials] were texting each other and texting me this morning asking … whether or not they had figured out if he had shown up to work today because it was stil

In April, the U.S. Commerce Department enacted a policy that restricted sales of the company Nvidia's H20 computer chips to Mainland China. But according to the Daily Beast's Janna Brancolini, President Donald Trump is reversing that decision after a meeting with the company's leader, Jensen Huang."Last week," Brancolini explains in an article published on July 15, "Huang met with Trump to personally lobby for a reversal, according to the Wall Street Journal. He argued that allowing Nvidia to sell its technology worldwide would result in A

Wyoming is among the reddest states in the Mountain West. Donald Trump carried Wyoming by roughly 46 percent in the 2024 presidential election, and the last Democratic president who won Wyoming was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.But Wyoming, like many other red states, is heavily reliant on safety-net programs that Democrats champion — including Medicaid. And according to a newly released study organized by The Natrona Collective Health Trust and conducted by Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI), the steep Medicaid cuts in Trump's "big, b

Business Insider reports former president Barack Obama counts himself among the group ripping law firms for surrendering to President Donald Trump.Obama was addressing a private Friday fundraiser in New Jersey when he expressed disappointment that some of the country's top law firms had "set aside the law" in the face of Trump's attacks.“Not because, by the way, that they’re going to be thrown in jai

President Donald Trump continues to angrily rage against U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, repeatedly describing him as a "stupid person" and calling for him to be replaced. Trump is furious with Powell for not lowering interest rates, but the Fed chairman maintains that cutting interest rates is a tool to be used during an economic downturn or a recession — not when the economy is still performing well. Trump is