“Is this supposed to be a brag?” said US Rep. Mark Pocan. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Wednesday tried to put a rosy spin on President Donald Trump’s economy by highlighting the large credit card bills being racked up by US consumers. During an interview on Fox Business, Hassett cited credit card […]
“If high costs weren’t already bad enough, Donald Trump’s unnecessary war in Iran has sent gas prices through the roof,” said one House Democrat. Data released Friday showed that US consumer sentiment hit a new low for 2026 and the American economy expanded by just 0.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, indicators […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the price increases will cost US families “an estimated $70 billion over the next three years.” As low-income households in northern states where the weather has already turned colder face the loss of heating assistance due to the government shutdown, a congressional report unveiled Thursday reveals that households across the country can expect to pay […]
“The solution is straightforward, and the deadline is imminent,” state lawmakers write in a new letter to Republican leaders, blaming them for the “manufactured healthcare crisis.” Dozens of US state legislators have signed a scathing letter pushing congressional Republicans to immediately back an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to lapse at the end of the […]