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Payments for the 75 million Americans receiving benefits will kick in in 2026, and benefits will increase by about $56 per month.

Forecasters had expected that inflation would rise to 3.1%. The latest data comes amid the ongoing government shutdown.

If the artificial intelligence driven economic boom is to continue, then the US must build the infrastructure that is needed.

Record-high coffee prices are likely to get worse, not better, as Trump's latest tariffs are all but certain to drive coffee prices higher.

It remains to be seen how Trump plans to make Intel successful. Unlike the Nippon-U.S. Steel deal, the U.S. did not state it has a say in Intel dealings.

It's too soon to see how this particular shutdown will end, although history suggests that a short-term funding extension is once again the most likely outcome.

While the budget does not include cuts in gross appropriations for DNR, Republican lawmakers still applauded some of the changes the budget did make.

Future generations deserve to inherit a stable and prosperous nation, like the one we inherited, built on sound principles of fiscal stewardship.

Gold, which notably dipped this week, is seen as a safe haven asset and typically does well in times of upheaval.

Donald Trump's tariffs and immigration policies are causing great harm to American farmers and the agricultural industry at large.