Introducing the ‘Presidential Inflation Rate’: Biden trails only Carter
On Tuesday, he tried to sugarcoat the 6 percent Consumer Price Index number in a White House statement without mentioning the actual number.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
For those tempted to predict the midterms — don’t
Wednesday’s hearing of the Jan. 6 committee should serve as a reminder that this is the first off-year election since a violent mob ransacked the Capitol. And, despite Dr. Joseph R.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden administration tries to get ahead of red-hot inflation report
food and energy prices, has already shown signs of easing, they said, and is now running at an annualized rate of 4.2 percent this quarter, down from 4.5 percent in the first quarter of this year and 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Inflation report triggers partisan jockeying
Consumers aren’t so sure, however, and the latest survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in mid-December showed a belief that prices will still be 6 percent higher a year from then
Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccine push may leave behind diverse communities
The latest CDC data shows the national vaccine distribution at about 60 percent white, 11 percent Hispanic or Latino, 5 percent Black and 6 percent Asian.
Congress · 117th Congress
Feeling the pandemic’s burdens, mothers are looking to Congress
plan would reinstate and expand paid leave for parents who need to care for children out of school during the pandemic, and it would allow families to claim a $3,000 credit for every child between ages 6
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Debate fact-check: False claims amid disorderly fracas
Corrected, Oct. 1 6:45 p.m. | President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics.
Policy · 116th Congress
Unions eye long term as pandemic weighs on members
“The bill protects the members and their families, but not only them — it covers all hospitality workers, from the Bellagio to the Motel 6,” Argüello-Kline said.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Trump speech filled with falsehoods
The rate did pick up modestly during his first three years, but not to any historical high, or even to the 4 percent to 6 percent rate he had promised.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Pence distorts Biden’s positions
Transcripts on May 6: Joe Biden, Kelly Ayotte, Diane Swonk, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Todd. 06 May 2012. CNN. Transcript: The Situation Room. 29 May 2020. Biden/Harris campaign website.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Questioning economic and tax claims
“Trump: We’re Going To See Economic Growth Of 4, 5 And Maybe 6 Percent.” Real Clear Politics. 16 Dec 2017. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: First night speakers spin
FactCheck.org. 6 Feb 2020. Fichera, Angelo. “Addressing New York’s New Abortion Law.” FactCheck.org. 4 Feb 2019. Fertel, Isabella. “Meme Misquotes Virginia Governor on Abortion Bill.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Biden speech needs context on pandemic, tax cuts and Social Security
The Tax Policy Center estimated that about 65% of households paid less in federal income tax in 2018 under the tax law than they would have paid under the old tax laws, while about 6% paid more.
Congress · 116th Congress
For Congress, rancor and politics overshadow consequential coronavirus relief
ANALYSIS — Even as the House Appropriations Committee returned to routine business during the week of July 6 — considering bills to fund the government for the coming fiscal year — the pandemic hung over
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators look for common ground on unemployment aid extension
If benefits were extended through January, about 5 of every 6 recipients would earn more in benefits than they would on the job, the Congressional Budget Office said last month.
Congress · 116th Congress
Minority groups hit hard by crisis seek more congressional aid
More than 17 percent of Hispanic homeowners and 19 percent of African American homeowners had no or some confidence they could make their June mortgage payments, compared with about 6 percent of white