Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was a full-throated defender of President Donald Trump at the podium, but she typically served up the MAGA message with a smile. That’s not to say the 28-year-old’s briefings weren’t combative, especially as she mixed it up with reporters from some of Trump’s least favorite media outlets, including […]

Vermont voters scanning this week’s Republican primary ballot may have wondered whether they were seeing double — or triple, or even quadruple. There, appearing four times, was candidate H. Brooke Paige. The 73-year-old Republican, known for his bow ties, hats, and persistent presence on Vermont ballots, was running for secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, […]

EXCLUSIVE — Republican congressional candidate Catalina Lauf spent four years writing about what she believes is broken in American politics. Now, she is asking voters to send her directly into the institution she argues needs to change. Lauf, a former Trump administration official and businesswoman, is making another bid for Congress, this time in Florida, […]

Global inflation is experiencing a renewed upward tick driven by recent energy price spikes from the Iran war and supply chain pressures, among other challenges to keeping prices low. After years of postpandemic inflation cooling, central banks across the world have recently raised rates, and some analysts predict the Federal Reserve could do the same, […]