Trump is right: He lowered some of your costs. But he also made many prices higher

President Donald Trump keeps downplaying America’s affordability crisis, and he continues to falsely claim that inflation and overall prices have fallen during his second term.

Japanese volcano creates smoke cloud 2.7 miles tall

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted, creating a cloud of smoke and ash as high as 2.73 miles. The ash fall from the eruption has caused flight cancellations.

This oil-rich country has stood in the way of climate action. It’s quietly building a clean energy empire

The planet’s ultimate petrostate is making a bet on clean energy — even as the Trump administration seeks to strangle solar and wind.

Trump’s allies ramp up the pressure on Republicans resisting his redistricting push

Republicans in Indiana have for months been hearing conflicting messages: Demands to join the nationwide redistricting arms race from President Donald Trump’s administration and his allies – and ...

Jerome Powell’s era of consensus at the Fed is over

Federal Reserve policymakers are split over whether they should continue cutting interest rates, ending the long stretch of consensus that has defined Chair Jerome Powell’s leadership of the central ...