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How are higher interest rates and rising prices affecting you?By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Last month, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, as it tries to bring inflation under control. But higher rates make borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses — one reason mortgage rates have climbed to a three-year high in recent

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Family of Renee Good sues US government and Trump officials over her deathBy Whitney Wild, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of an American woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has filed two civil lawsuits related to her death, according to court records filed Thursday in Minnesota federal court. Renee Good was killed January 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in

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GOP candidate Steve Hilton grapples with Trump’s policies and other takeaways from the California governor debateBy Eric Bradner, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Xavier Becerra, the Democratic favorite in California’s race for governor, sought to tie his Republican opponent Steve Hilton to the policies of President Donald Trump as the two debated Wednesday night on CNN. “You’re going to end up with Trump results if you follow Steve Hilton’s plan,”

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Kehoe declares state of emergency, signs order cutting diesel-related restrictions amid skyrocketing pricesCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri farmers are getting temporary relief from restrictions on dyed diesel as they work to get this year’s harvest out of the field. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday signed Executive Order 26-19, declaring a state of emergency and temporarily reducing restrictions on the types of diesel fuel that can be used for

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Democrats block data centers bill, derailing Senate GOP bid to act on affordability ahead of midtermsBy Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led bill to combat rising energy costs driven by the data center boom, thwarting a last-ditch effort by Republicans to show they are taking voter concerns about affordability seriously. Even though the bill only recommends states take action and does not

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Powell did not break the law with expensive Fed renovations that incensed Trump, report findsBy Adam Cancryn, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — An inspector general review of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovation found no sign that then-Chair Jerome Powell broke the law or committed misconduct in his management of the costly project, even as it sharply criticized him and the central bank’s board for allowing the price tag to

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Senate Democrats block bill to restrict lawmaker stock tradingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading over objections to new voter ID requirements that Republicans added to the legislation. The party-line vote was 53 to 47. While the bill adds more constraints on lawmaker stock trading than what exists under the current law,

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US inflation remained stubborn last month as Iran war continued to lift pricesBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in August, underscoring the persistence of above-normal price increases, new data showed Wednesday. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 0.3% from July, bringing the annual rate to 3.4%, unchanged from the month before, according to new data…

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Trump’s ads have cost taxpayers at least $2.5 million, with funding from Customs and Border ProtectionBy Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Betsy Klein, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Millions of taxpayer dollars have already been spent on President Donald Trump’s hagiographic ads, according to estimates by a leading political ad-tracking firm. And a total of $20 million has been allocated for the effort, which watchdog groups have deemed illegal. The TV

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Researcher says 'protein maxxing' short on real health benefitsCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor's Note: A source's title has been corrected. Protein is everywhere. Grocery stores are full of products that promise extra protein, and federal health authorities have sung the virtues of adding more to Americans' diets. But a University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher said Tuesday that there's not much evidence to

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Trump just banned Canadian booze - but there’s a big catchBy Elisabeth Buchwald, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s ban on Canadian booze kicked in on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that underscores the breakdown in one of the closest trading relationships in the world. The ban, which impacts $800 million worth of Canadian alcoholic beverages the US imported last year, marks the latest

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Trump personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies, source saysBy Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, taxpayer funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Two Trump advisers familiar with the ads said that they were being created in-house by

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Trump asks Supreme Court to suspend transgender medical care in federal prisonsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prison officials to deny certain types of medical care for transgender inmates, such as surgeries – putting another culture war issue on the high court’s burgeoning fast-track docket. The Bureau of Prisons policy that began early

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Trump admin cancels funding for refugees, immigrants and other services it says aren’t neededBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to cancel $810 million of funding that has been appropriated by Congress for refugees, immigrants and other services it argues are unnecessary, according to a spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget. In what is called a pocket rescission, the package of proposed

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Banks made $3 billion from overdraft fees in just 6 months: Here's how to avoid paying themThe average overdraft fee is about $35, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and U.S. banks collected $2.96 billion in combined overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees in just the first six months of 2026, according to a Motley Fool Money analysis of Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Call Report…

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Author of America’s tariff statute: Trump’s tariffs are illegalBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Ambassador Alan Wolff says President Donald Trump’s novel implementation of America’s tariff law is illegal and runs counter to how Congress intended the presidential power to be used. Wolff would know. He wrote the law. “I have a sense of ownership of the statute,” said Wolff, who served as

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Senate GOP eyes last-ditch push on affordability as fears deepen over midterm mapBy Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Inside the Senate GOP’s campaign headquarters on Wednesday, dozens of Republicans gathered for a strategy session during what was expected to be their final days in Washington before the November midterms. Then Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio – one of the most endangered Republicans in

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Trump’s nominee to lead FDA expected to face questions on vaccines, abortion in Senate hearingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Food and Drug Administration, is facing questioning from a key Senate committee on Thursday. Before her nomination, Overton has had a powerful but largely behind-the-scenes role in the second Trump administration, serving as deputy assistant for domestic policy,

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What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburbBy Julianna Bragg, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Days after local police said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a US citizen in Evanston, Illinois, and left him injured on the ground, questions are swirling about what happened during the targeted enforcement operation gone awry — and the circumstances under which federal immigration…

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Maine Democrats criticize Susan Collins over reported allegations of pay-to-play schemeBy Michael Williams, Katherine Koretski, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democrats are demanding that Republican Sen. Susan Collins answer for a report that her office committed to steering millions of dollars in federal contracts to a Hawaii-based defense contractor in exchange for donations to her 2020 campaign. “This is an incredibly serious…

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