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(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Inflation ranks among the top three issues for 46% of registered voters, a nine-point climb since March, while the national debt and government spending sit near the bottom at 13%. Voters put the debt near the bottom in a year the federal government ran a...

(Headline USA) More than seven months into the U.S. war with Iran, sharply higher fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive and fly and adding to the cost of some goods, prolonging the strain on American households as the midterm elections approach. Motorists and airline passengers have borne...

(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) Ohio’s universal school choice plan took another hit in the courts Thursday. The 10th District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that the state's EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion voucher programs are unconstitutional. Again, the court stayed the opinion, allowing the programs to continue while...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) U.S. inflation rose 0.6% in September for an annual rate of 3.7%, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The September rate marks a significant increase from the overall 3.4% inflation in July and August. The price index for gasoline...

(Headline USA) CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of providing massive...

(Therese Boudreux, The Center Square) With the federal government borrowing $2 trillion over the past 12 months, 88% of U.S. voters say addressing the federal deficit is important – yet they disagree on what the best solution is, new polling shows. When federal spending in a year is higher than...

(Headline USA) A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump's administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices. Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) A majority of American voters are concerned with socialist candidates running and possibly winning political office, according to a new poll. The Center Square Voters’ Voice poll found that 55% of American voters are concerned about Democratic Socialist candidates running for and winning elected office...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The White House has asked the Pentagon to develop plans for attacks on Iran that could be carried out before midterm elections are held on November 3, according to a report from The Atlantic. Unnamed Trump administration officials told the outlet that the planning underscores how much...

(Headline USA) Some sharp reversals kept financial markets unsteady on Thursday, as oil prices rose and U.S. stock indexes finished mixed. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% for a second straight loss after setting its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 51 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A classified CIA analysis reportedly warns that Israel could face serious internal unrest or even state failure as prolonged regional wars, growing economic strain, and political division converge before the country’s October 27 election. The assessment, described by Drop Site News and co-published with Capital...

(Headline USA) A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a...