Tag: Affordability

California Gov. Gavin Newsom

California is democratic socialism’s future — and it’s dead last

Scott Martindale · August 13, 2026 11:00 am

Trays of printed social security checks

COLA increase estimated to be 3.2% in 2027 after summer inflation reports

Molly Parks · August 13, 2026 10:50 am

A person jogs past single family homes.

American families haven’t abandoned the American dream. Washington has

Judy Pino · August 12, 2026 11:00 am

Collage of money over power lines.

Trump mandated competition — yet power monopolies are about to bleed 40 million households dry

Paul Cicio · August 12, 2026 10:00 am

FILE - White House staff secretary Will Scharf, left, hands President Donald Trump an executive order to sign in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House is fumbling a strong economic message: Tiana Lowe Doescher

Kiara Moore · August 10, 2026 3:35 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) CORRECTION: Corrects Sanders' title from Representative to Senator

When Bernie Sanders and Republicans agree: It’s time to kill secret medical bills

Tom Price · August 10, 2026 9:00 am

$20 bills

Why an obscure Kansas City nonprofit organization is jacking up your insurance bills

Eric Ventimiglia · August 10, 2026 9:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Biden alums watch as Trump trips over same inflation problem that doomed them

Zach Halaschak · August 8, 2026 7:00 am

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington.

Patriotism and Unity

Universities should answer Washington with civic covenants of their own

Alejandro J. Ramos · August 7, 2026 11:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Chuck Schumer’s meat market takeover will drive up your grocery bill

Dave Juday · August 7, 2026 7:00 am

Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office.

Republican frustration over affordability vulnerability boils over

W. James Antle III · August 7, 2026 7:00 am

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Energy and Environment

Andy Beshear orders data centers to prove they won’t hurt Kentucky ratepayers

Molly Parks · August 6, 2026 5:25 pm