President Joe Biden is speaking from the White House at 10 a.m. on Thursday to deliver remarks on the economy and inflation rates. His comments come as annual inflation slowed to 6.5% in December, a sign that the price pressures that have wracked the economy over the past year are easing.
As Democrats prepare for what is expected to be a challenging election cycle in 2024, the party is looking to two of its lawmakers as crucial to maintaining its slim majority in the Senate: Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana.
Annual inflation slowed to 6.5% in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, a sign that the price pressures that have wracked the economy over the past year are easing.
Students as young as fourth grade are participating in race-based affinity programs in the Pennsylvania school district of Lower Merion as part of the district's equity initiatives.