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45 stories tracking the cost of living under Trump

June 2025 (2 stories)

Economy

IRS warns it will answer only 16% of taxpayer calls next filing season without funding for 11,000 new hires amid administration plans to cut agency by 20%.

Source: Federal News Network

June 6, 2025

Data

Trump’s government hiring freeze forces Labor Department to reduce inflation data collection as economists warn the cuts could make inflation measurements less accurate.

Source: Reuters

June 5, 2025

April 2025 (2 stories)

Economy

Trump says egg prices are “too low” and brags they’re down 87% despite recent data showing only modest drops.

Source: The Hill

April 19, 2025

Courts

Judge orders immediate unfreezing of climate and infrastructure funds, says Trump can’t block laws in perpetuity.

Source: Politico

April 16, 2025

March 2025 (1 story)

Judge blocks Trump’s EPA from seizing $14B in climate grants—Citibank holds the funds in limbo

Source: The Atlanta Constitution-Journal

March 19, 2025