In The News
68 stories tracking the cost of living under Trump
March 2026 (5 stories)
Economy
White House agrees to pay French energy giant TotalEnergies $1 billion to abandon its East Coast wind farm leases and reinvest in U.S. oil and gas production.
Company pledges no future U.S. offshore wind
Criminal Justice
Federal order seeks to expand proposed Arizona ICE detention center 50% beyond its 513-person capacity, as immigration detention deaths hit highest level since 2004.
Former state prison, operated privately
Economy
Trump signs executive orders directing agencies to review housing and mortgage regulations, offering no new funding or specific policy changes ahead of midterm elections.
Home prices still near record highs
Economy
U.S. economy sheds 92,000 jobs in February, partly driven by a Kaiser Permanente strike, as federal workforce losses hit 330,000 since October 2024.
Data captured before war and tariffs ruling
Economy
Vance admits on day 410 that Trump’s Day 1 promise to lower prices was never going to happen quickly.
Poll: 48% say economy has worsened
February 2026 (2 stories)
December 2025 (2 stories)
Economy
Michigan loses $540 million in climate grants and $3 billion in canceled clean energy investments since January as automakers shift back to gas vehicles.
$23.8 billion invested 2022-2024
Economy
Trump calls affordability a Democratic “hoax” and “con job” one week after branding himself “the affordability president,” dismisses consumer concerns about cost of living.
Approval on economy lower than 40% overall
November 2025 (3 stories)
Economy
Medicare will save $12 billion on 15 drugs through Biden-era negotiation program that Trump officials have sought to downplay, with Kennedy claiming Democrats lied about first-round results.
5.3 million enrollees affected
Economy
Trump claims rising prices are “a con job by the Democrats” and says “costs are way down” while understating actual gas prices by 37 cents per gallon.
Gas actually $3.07, Trump claims $2.70
October 2025 (4 stories)
Economy
Trump proposes buying Argentinian beef to lower US prices while shoring up ally Milei’s economy with $20 billion ahead of midterm elections.
Beef prices up 13% in 2025
Economy
Goldman Sachs analysis finds U.S. consumers bearing 55% of tariff costs six months into Trump’s tariff policies despite White House claims foreign exporters would pay.
Could rise to 70% with new tariffs
Data
Bureau of Labor Statistics recalls workers during government shutdown to prepare September inflation data for Federal Reserve meeting and Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.
September jobs report from Oct. 3 still delayed
