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It’s a strange time for the US economy. Prices are rising, jobs growth has stalled, uncertainty is everywhere and stock markets have soared to record highs. Against this background a scary word last used in the 1970s is being uttered again: stagflation. GDP chart Stagflation is the term that describes “stagnant” growth combined with “inflation” of prices. It means that …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump declared on Friday that he’s “already solved inflation” and that “costs are down.” ”We have almost no inflation anymore,” he said in a Fox News interview. But Consumer Price Index data released Thursday tells a different story. Not only does the data show rising inflation, but the pace of consumer price increases is …

Washington — More than 300 lawsuits challenging many of President Trump’s second-term plans and his administration’s actions have been winding through the federal courts over the past few months. But a handful now may be poised for review by the Supreme Court, or are getting close to it. The cases involve major policies enacted by Mr. Trump in the months …

1.6M fewer US immigrants expected this year amid Trump, GOP policies, CBO predicts  Politico US Will Need Migrants for Population Growth by 2031, CBO Says  Bloomberg Trump’s immigration crackdown puts US on track for first-ever population decline  The Telegraph US could see first population decline ever in 2025 as international migration plummets  New York Post When unauthorized migrants leave out of conscience  The Christian Science …

Horrifying video released on Friday shows the moment and innocent woman was brutally murdered on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina — a shocking act of evil that didn’t have to happen. The deranged monster had been arrested again and again for violent crimes spanning more than a decade. Despite that lengthy rap sheet, mental health issues, and forfeiting bonds …

Tech companies big and small now struggle to tantalize you with tech without telling you how much it will cost, or—hell—whether you can even buy it. The still-ongoing IFA 2025 tech conference in Berlin proved how merely shipping tech to the U.S. is more tenuous than at any time in the last few decades. From what I saw and heard …

President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in American history. But his immigration agenda is facing various tests in the U.S. courts. For example, a federal appeals court ruled last week that the Trump administration cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang …

COVID vaccines used to be available for drop-in patients at many pharmacies. Now with federal policy changes, availability is more limited and may depend on state-by-state guidance. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images State leaders are going their own way in making vaccine policies this fall — which means your ability to get a COVID-19 shot …

McDonald’s is criticizing the restaurant industry for allowing tipped wages, which let managers pay servers less than the minimum wage as long as customer tips make up the difference. McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said in an interview on CNBC Tuesday that he supports President Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate federal taxes on tips. But since McDonald’s workers don’t …

New York lawmakers are pushing to broaden access to COVID-19 vaccines as President Donald Trump’s administration adds new restrictions. Several legislators have introduced bills to reduce the state’s reliance on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine which vaccines should be available and to whom. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been …