Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, ticked up to 2.7 percent. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge—the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index—came in below expectations, suggesting that the central bank is inching closer to its 2 percent target. The PCE decelerated to 2.2 percent year over year, down from 2.5 percent in the
A single shot ‘caused the shooter to recoil and briefly fall out of sight,’ a local official says. A Butler County official who was a witness to the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania provided more details on Thursday about a local police officer’s actions that he believed stopped the would-be
The filing is expected to comprehensively outline the special counsel’s argument on how the Supreme Court ruling applies to Trump’s criminal case. Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a legal brief under seal on Thursday in his Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had given
Supporters say the bill will ensure transparency and accountability while critics say it is an effort to make the high court more liberal. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) unveiled comprehensive reform legislation on Sept. 26 to add six justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, raising the total from the current nine members to 15. The measure
Most records were removed as duplicate entries or for inactivity in recent federal elections. More than 747,000 registrants have been stripped from North Carolina’s voter rolls since the start of 2023 due to ineligibility, the state’s elections board announced on Sept. 26. North Carolina’s county boards of elections ended the 20-month purge in August, removing
‘Setting a course for improved fiscal health will be challenging,’ said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at North Trust. America’s fiscal health, from the national debt to the budget deficit, is not a priority for the presidential candidates in this year’s election, say economists. The national debt currently stands at $35.324 trillion, up by nearly $8
The Republican presidential nominee has signaled he would prefer cease-fire negotiations over continued fighting in the Russia–Ukraine war. Former President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Trump Tower property in New York City on Sept. 27. The Ukrainian leader has been traveling in the United States this week, making appearances at