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2026-09-16 · Washington Examiner · Economy/Business

‘Stay in our lane’: Warsh vows Fed independence after hiking rates

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2026-10-28 · Washington Examiner · Economy/Business

Fed holds interest rates steady before elections, with two dissents

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2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner · Economy/Business

Here is how much prices for groceries, gas, utilities, and shelter are up under Trump

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2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner · Economy/Business

Inflation increased to 3.7% in last consumer price index report before midterm elections

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2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner · Economy/Business

Inflation increased to 3.7% in last consumer price index report before midterm elections

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2026-10-29 · Washington Examiner · Economy/Business

Economy expanded at 3.4% rate in third quarter in sign of underlying strength

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2026-09-16 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Warsh, speaking at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday after the rate decision, was asked by the Washington Examiner about whether the decision to proceed with raising rates despite Trump’s lobbying for a rate cut could be seen as a test of the Fed’s independence. assertive

2026-09-18 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Trump said at the GOP midterm convention that if Republicans hold on to the House and the Senate, the federal government would send a $5,000 check to every adult citizen. assertive

2026-09-20 · Washington Examiner

🔮 He said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that his 8th District will see tax relief thanks to the order, signed this week, which reversed an Obama-era executive order that pressured states and local governments to fund restoration and protection projects for the Chesapeake Bay — funding requirements that ultimately trickled down to homeowners. assertive

2026-09-22 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Federal Reserve officials revealed at their meeting last week that they don’t think inflation will come back down to normal until 2029. assertive

2026-09-24 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Trump announced last month that he would be temporarily easing tariffs on beef in an effort to increase supply of the meat on the market and thus lower prices for consumers. assertive

2026-10-02 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Californians will decide this November whether to impose a historic one-time wealth tax on billionaires. mixed

2026-10-05 · Washington Examiner

🔮 On one hand, they might price out some potential buyers who may be waiting until they come down some before they buy. mixed

2026-10-07 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The Federal Reserve will not publicly disclose communications between its chairman and President Donald Trump unless they are scheduled telephone calls or meetings. assertive

2026-10-09 · Washington Examiner

🔮 A White House memo said the group will look into whether Cook made “false statements in connection with one or more mortgage instruments” and will conduct an in-person hearing in November. mixed

2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The report is clearly bad news for the Trump administration, which has been working to reassure voters weary of price hikes, especially given that the November election will determine if Republicans hold the House of Representatives and the Senate. assertive

2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The report is clearly bad news for the Trump administration, which has been working to reassure voters weary of price hikes, especially given that the November election will determine if Republicans hold the House of Representatives and the Senate. assertive

2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner

🔮 “They cooled off in 2024, and now in 2025 and 2026, food price inflation has overall been about normal, about what we would expect for year-over-year inflation,” Volpe said, noting that despite that, there have been “pain points” for specific food items. assertive

2026-10-20 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Voters in Florida, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Wyoming, and other states will all vote on ballot measures in the midterm elections that would lower property tax burdens for homeowners. assertive

2026-10-23 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Republicans had hoped that the passage of new tax cuts would buoy them in the midterm elections, but their ability to campaign on their signature legislation has been diminished by the war with Iran and high gas prices. assertive

2026-10-28 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The Federal Reserve voted to hold its interest rate target steady, a decision that investors mostly anticipated, but that nonetheless had markets on edge because of the off-chance that the central bank could hike rates just before the midterm elections in light of the high rate of inflation. mixed

2026-11-01 · Washington Examiner

🔮 While they are unlikely able to get Trump to sign bills undoing his own agenda, they could force Republicans to take difficult votes on the tariffs, from which they have been shielded thus far by GOP leadership. mixed

2026-11-03 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The economy has been the biggest concern for voters this election cycle, with Democrats hoping that discontent will propel them to victory on Tuesday. assertive