Inflation

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks with first lady Melania Trump after a church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House on his inauguration day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

So far, Trump is fixing the inflation disaster Biden created

Tiana Lowe Doescher · May 15, 2025 3:34 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an arrival ceremony at the Royal Terminal of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Washington Secrets

US ‘right track’ rating is the highest ever under Trump

Paul Bedard · May 13, 2025 1:47 pm

Gold jewelry are displayed for sale at V&P Jewelry in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Inflation fell to 2.3% in April, brightening outlook as Trump trade war roils markets

Joseph Lawler and Zach Halaschak · May 13, 2025 8:33 am

In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as COVID-19 cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus.

Fairness & Justice

Is Jerome Powell batting for three strikes?

John Roberts · May 13, 2025 6:00 am

How Medicaid reform could pay for Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ reverse Bidenflation, and ‘Make America Great Again’

Tiana Lowe Doescher · May 9, 2025 5:10 am

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell speaks during an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago,

Fed holds interest rates steady in face of pressure from Trump and tariffs

Zach Halaschak · May 7, 2025 2:00 pm

Michelle Bowman, governor of the Federal Reserve nominee for President Trump, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in D.C. on May 15, 2018.

Trump’s pick for top Fed bank regulator advances out of committee

Zach Halaschak · May 6, 2025 10:47 am

Construction workers work at a residential building site in Chicago

Economy added 177,000 jobs in April: The key facts and figures

Zach Halaschak · May 2, 2025 8:31 am

Delusions of grandeur: How presidents misread mandates and miss their moments

Isaac Schorr · May 2, 2025 5:12 am

A bit over 100 days in, what part of the economy can Trump still blame on Biden?

Tiana Lowe Doescher · May 2, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at Macomb Community College, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

After 100 days, can Trump pull off a second great political comeback?

W. James Antle III · May 1, 2025 7:00 am

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s first 100 days by the numbers: Mixed economic data, but record-shattering border security

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 30, 2025 10:48 am