The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in October after a 0.6% increase in September, according to a report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. Inflation came in hotter than expected, with economists predicting October prices would be up 0.3% month-over-month. The news is not good for American families continuing to struggle with affordability, and shows exactly why Republicans were obliterated in the midterm elections last week. The report also increases the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again for the second time this year before year's end, with Fed governors stating they would watch the October CPI report to make a determination.
Arwa Mahdawi: "Appointing Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff sends one clear message: Trump hasn't learned a thing from the Republicans' midterm wipeout," the group Republicans Against Trump tweeted. "He's not interested in working across the aisle or getting anything done. Keep this up, and Republicans will lose in 2028." Here's hoping.
The United States established Veterans Day in 1954, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law renaming the November 11 federal holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. In recognition of veterans, who are some members of your family (past or present) you'd like to honor for their military service?
A college Republican coalition claiming 31 affiliated student groups in 14 states that attacked the Trump administration from the right routed its email through the same Microsoft 365 account as a company controlled by white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Until Monday morning, Microsoft's public sign-in records put the College Republican Patriot Coalition (CRPC)'s web domain in an account registered to NJF LLC, a Fuentes-managed company that also runs his personal website and online store. read more
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. Their parents wouldn't allow it. "When you look at a child who's innocent and vulnerable -- and a simple intervention that's been done since 1961 is refused -- knowing that baby's going out into the world is super worrisome to me," said Patterson, a pediatrician for nearly three decades. read more
At least 10 US Air Force refueling aircraft left a second airbase in Britain on Monday. Flight tracking data seen by BBC Verify shows the aircraft left RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk and landed at other American bases in Europe and also at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire. The Wall Street Journal reported that this was in response to a threat from Iran but the BBC has not independently verified that claim. Monday's departures come weeks after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident. read more
Senior Republican lawmakers are weighing an investigation into Nvidia over CEO Jensen Huang's reported affair with an alleged Chinese spy, putting them at odds with President Donald Trump, who has strongly defended the company. Russ Walker, an adviser to Trump's 2020 campaign, said he expects bipartisan support for an investigation: "I don't think I'm alone in this," Walker said. "This is a serious national security issue, and I think there will be Republicans that step up. There's going to be a lot of Democrats that step up, of course."
The U.S. musician Macklemore has accused nine major U.S. arenas of refusing to host his Free Palestine benefit tour after they learned that all of the proceeds would support Palestinian causes. "Trying to silence us will only make the message louder," he said on Instagram. "They may own the arenas. But they do not own the people who fill them." The rapper held benefit concerts in Dublin, Paris, and London on October 26, 29 and 30. read more
House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, rejecting allegations that the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of the Iran war and other conflicts globally. Top Democrats announced their support for the resolution, but Republicans moved to kill it by referring it to the judiciary committee. Their motion succeeded on Tuesday, by a 211-204 vote, largely along party lines. Massie was the sole Republican to oppose the motion, along with all Democrats.
The letter, written on White House stationery with Trump's signature black Sharpie, is a remarkable document for how discordant it is with Trump's public comments about Biden and the 2020 presidential election. Trump did not criticize Biden or challenge the results of the election. Instead, he wrote almost poetically about his experience working in the White House and how he believed that Biden "will be true to yourself and the American people." "Many presidents have come and gone who simply governed as Republicans or Democrats," Trump wrote. "Largely, they did not change history, they were just swept along in its relentless tide. This will not happen to you because I know how much you love the American people." read more
Hungarian police took ex-leader Viktor Orban's brother into custody on Monday, according to a press report shared by Prime Minister Peter Magyar. read more
Corruption, integrity, ethics and money in politics are among the reasons many voters say they went to the polls for the midterm election. read more
The Agriculture Department is reviving a plan that will require low-income people to take additional steps to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. read more
An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials. read more
