How inflation eats up your household’s income
Why is almost everybody so grumpy about the cost of living? A recently updated dataset confirms these inflation anxieties, as rising costs gobble up more of whatever income growth you…
Even with $9.2 million in recent funds, a Germantown housing and community center needs more help
You might roll your eyes if a real estate agent tells you about a fixer-upper with a lot of potential. But that truthful line of persuasion has been working for…
Bitcoin memes and Ponzi schemes | Editorial
Listen to article • 0:00 minMuch has been made of Donald Trump’s apparent about-face on cryptocurrency. This is particularly notable since the president’s dealings in the virtual cash he once…
Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be … Greenland
By DAVID KEYTON BERLIN (AP) — In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland after signing a…
Make me New York Dems’ new party leader
As we eagerly await the blue wave this November, Democrats must ask ourselves: what happens after the 2026 blue wave? How do we prepare for the future? It’s not enough…
Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown
Listen to article • 0:00 minPresident Donald Trump’s sprawling family business empire has become increasingly intertwined with the boom in artificial intelligence, at the same time that he has resisted…
Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT The Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a federal judge…
National Security Agency launches historic restructuring
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe National Security Agency is set to undergo its most extensive internal restructuring in at least a decade, according to current and former officials briefed…
A hierarchy for retirement savings
CHRISTINE BENZ of Morningstar If you have a fixed sum of money to invest every month or every year, which investment account type gives you the biggest bang for your…
We used to celebrate people who built things. Now we tax them for it.
Ask American voters whether they are more likely to end up homeless or end up a billionaire, and by better than two to one they’ll say homeless. The same poll…