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Inflation slowed down in April but remained high, according to the Labor Department’s monthly CPI report. 

Consumer prices rose 0.3% in April, a sharp deceleration from March’s 1.2% increase. Annual inflation also slowed to 8.3%, down from March's 8.5% but higher than analysts' expected 8.1%. 

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.6% in April,

With Democrats largely projected to flip the House, perspectives vary on their potential agenda, with some positing they will reform campaign ethics, outlaw gerrymandering, and bolster voting rights, while others say they will prioritize impeachment and increase spending. Republicans are expected to keep the Senate, so some also point out that many policy initiatives on both sides of the aisle

The U.S. will impose new economic sanctions on two-dozen Russian individuals and entities for cyberattacks in the U.S. and meddling in the 2016 election, senior national security officials said Thursday.

On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed 21 states that they were targeted by Russian hackers during the 2016 election. The DHS did not disclose to the media which states were targeted, but Reuters reports that Wisconsin, Ohio, California, and 10 others have confirmed that they were targeted. Several states have also said that the hackers were unsuccessful in their