Trump’s Iran War is Punishing America’s Working Class
Jeff D. Colgan on May 14, 2026
Higher fuel prices are a burden on low-income families.
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A Fact Check of Trump’s Claims on Inflation and Gas Prices in Iran War
Linda Qiu on May 14, 2026
He has minimized soaring gas prices, rising inflation and the American economy’s need for the Strait of Hormuz.
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What People in China Say of Trump
Ana Swanson on May 14, 2026
Residents in four Chinese cities described a mixture of amusement and anger, blaming U.S. tensions for a slowing economy and rising fuel prices.
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What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
Alan Rappeport, Ana Swanson and Edward Wong on May 13, 2026
Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.
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Why the Bombing of Iran Tied the U.S. More Closely to China
Ana Swanson and John Ismay on May 13, 2026
As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.
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Tariff Refunds Begin to Reach Businesses as Trump Lashes Out at Court
Tony Romm on May 13, 2026
The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses a related tariff case.
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Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China
Ana Swanson on May 13, 2026
The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.
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CPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran
Lydia DePillis on May 12, 2026
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans.
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How the U.S. Is Trying to Ensure the Dollar’s Dominance During Economic Turmoil
Alan Rappeport on May 11, 2026
As the government has been devising plans to keep the dollar dominant, China has been making its own moves to increase global influence of the renminbi.
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Which Trump Tariffs Are in Place, in the Works or Ruled Illegal
Lazaro Gamio and Tony Romm on May 10, 2026
The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
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Federal Reserve Turns Focus to Inflation as Job Market Stabilizes
Colby Smith on May 8, 2026
April’s report showed employers added more jobs than expected, supporting the central bank’s view that it can afford to hold interest rates steady.
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With fuel costs soaring, Trump insists the economy is strong.
Tony Romm on May 8, 2026
White House aides have sounded bullish on the jobs report, even as warning signs mount amid the war with Iran.
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What to know about the report.
Sydney Ember on May 8, 2026
Employers added 115,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3 percent despite higher energy prices and instability spurred by the war with Iran.
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Trade Court Rules Trump’s 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal
Tony Romm and Ana Swanson on May 7, 2026
A panel of federal judges found that President Trump could not legally impose the tariff on most imports.
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Higher Gas Prices Are Hitting Lower-Income Americans the Hardest
Talmon Joseph Smith on May 6, 2026
People with lower incomes are driving less and devoting more of their budgets to transport as gas prices soar.
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Howard Lutnick Grilled by Lawmakers Over Epstein Ties
Michael Gold and Ana Swanson on May 7, 2026
The commerce secretary appeared for hours in a closed-door session on Wednesday with the House Oversight Committee
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U.S. Sues The New York Times, Claiming Discrimination Against a White Man
Rebecca Davis O’Brien on May 5, 2026
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the paper had engaged in “unlawful employment practices” against the man, who did not get a sought-after promotion.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in March
Ana Swanson on May 5, 2026
Both exports and imports rose after the Supreme Court struck down many of the president’s highest levies in February.
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