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Wholesale inflation jumps 6% in April on annual basis, biggest increase in four years

(CNBC) Wholesale prices in April rose the most in three years, signaling more nettlesome inflation as pipeline costs intensify. The producer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4% for the month, much higher than the 0.5% Dow Jones consensus forecast and the upwardly revised 0.7% March increase, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. This was the largest monthly gain since March 2022. On an annual basis, the index was up 6%, the biggest increase since December 2022.

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Trump says he's not thinking about Americans' finances 'even a little bit' in Iran talks

(NBC News) President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he is not weighing the economic burden of the Iran war on everyday Americans when negotiating a deal with the country’s leadership. Speaking on the White House South Lawn before departing for a diplomatic trip to China, Trump was asked to what extent “Americans’ financial situations” were motivating him to make a deal with Iran. “Not even a little bit,” Trump replied.

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'Merry band of looters' at Trump DOJ accused of paying millions to 'disgraced' FBI agents

(Raw Story) The top-ranking Democrat in the House Judiciary Committee published a letter on Tuesday accusing Trump's Department of Justice of forcing the FBI to pay a "merry band of looters" and disgraced agents, including white nationalist allies and a Jan. 6 participant. "It has come to our attention that you have used your office to improperly shower government cash on Donald Trump's political operatives and sycophants," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) wrote in a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Trump Officials Are Reportedly Discussing Whether To Pay Trump a Settlement in IRS Lawsuit

(Mediaite) The Department of Justice is having “internal discussions” about potentially settling President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, The New York Times reported on Tuesday night. In January, the president sued his own administration for $10 billion in damages stemming from a leak of his tax returns that occurred during his first term. His sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who run the Trump Organization, are also suing.

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How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption

(NPR) In 2024, a federal jury needed just two hours to return a guilty verdict for former Las Vegas councilwoman Michele Fiore for pocketing some $70,000 in donations to build a memorial for police officers killed in the line of duty — and spending it instead on herself, including rent and her daughter's wedding. Then, weeks before Fiore was scheduled to be sentenced in May 2025, President Trump granted her a full, unconditional pardon.

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Trump Alludes to Ominous Plans When Asked About ICE At the Polls

(TPM) On Tuesday, Trump finally directly answered a question about sending armed federal law enforcement to the polls in the fall. PBS Newshour’s Liz Landers asked Trump if he planned to send the National Guard or ICE agents to voting locations. 'I’d do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections,' Trump said. 'We have to have honest elections.' The remarks come after he posted on Truth Social over the weekend, ominously foreshadowing the deployment of some sort of 'Election Integrity Army' of his allies for the midterms.

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Republican Jen Kiggans faces calls to resign for agreeing with racist 'cotton-picking' remark

(The Guardian) Jen Kiggans, a Republican congresswoman, is facing calls from Democrats to resign for agreeing with a radio host after he said the top US House Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries, should get his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia”. Kiggans, who represents a swing district in southeastern Virginia, has said she was agreeing with the host that Jeffries – who is the first Black American to lead a party in Congress – should stay out of the state’s politics. She also said she did not condone the host’s language, which multiple Democrats criticized as racist.

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Senator challenges Kash Patel to take test for problem drinking at fiery hearing on Capitol Hill

(The Independent) A Democratic senator challenged Kash Patel to take a test designed to identify problem drinking behavior on Tuesday amid angry exchanges at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The FBI director’s visit to Capitol Hill was similar to many past showdowns between members of Donald Trump’s Cabinet and various congressional committees, with Patel disparaging the credibility of media reports about his personal life and management of the bureau, and slinging insults at his critics.

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Trump changes story on reflecting pool contractor

(The Hill) President Trump said Tuesday he does not know the contractor that is renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after previously saying he spoke to a man he knew about it. Restoration of the basin has drawn criticism for the cost of the no-bid contract and the president’s vision, which includes a paint in the color of “American flag blue.” The project, which Trump first mentioned last month, was awarded to a Virginia firm, Atlantic Industrial Coatings. The work is being done to coincide with the nation’s 250th birthday in July.

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Top Kennedy Spokesman Resigns in Protest of Move to Allow Flavored Vapes

2 min ago - May 13, 2026 Updated 1:10 p.m. ET The chief spokesman for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resigned on Wednesday in protest over the administration's push to allow major tobacco companies to begin selling flavored vapes that appeal to children. ... (New York Times)

Foreign ticket holders from World Cup teams' countries won't have to pay bonds to enter U.S.

4 min ago - The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States, the State De ... (AP)

Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars

33 min ago - May 13, 2026, 5:13 AM The Army is grappling with a sudden budget crunch and scrambling to slash training costs across broad swaths of the force, according to internal documents reviewed by ABC News and multiple U.S. officials. The move is to make up ... (ABC News)

South Carolina revives Trump-backed redistricting push

38 min ago - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is expected to call lawmakers back for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its lone majority-Black district — after the state Senate appeared to derail the effort ea ... (Democracy Docket)

AP Exclusive: Senate Democrats plan to force votes on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rollbacks

1 hr ago - Updated 7:10 AM EDT, May 13, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Democrats plan to force several votes on the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a maneuver aimed at making vulnerable Republicans take pol ... (AP)

Fourth Circuit upholds Virginia policy barring tax dollars for pastoral degrees

1 hr ago - May 13, 2026 RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Fourth Circuit sided with Virginia Wednesday, ruling the commonwealth’s decision not to fund vocational religious degrees doesn’t run afoul of the Constitution. The three-judge panel considered a c ... (Courthouse News Service)

Trump tariff challenger gets 6-figure refund after Supreme Court ruling

1 hr ago - 05/13/26 9:20 AM ET The wine importer who helped defeat President Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court has received a six-figure refund, his lawyers said Wednesday, as companies start getting their money back. The Treasury Department this week b ... (The Hill)

Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. A year later, it's mostly empty.

2 hrs ago - Updated on: May 13, 2026 / 7:17 AM EDT Just eight days after returning to the White House last year, President Trump announced plans to turn the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into a massive detention center to hold 30,000 detainees faci ... (CBS News)

US Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell

2 hrs ago - Wed 13 May 2026 14.49 EDT The US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, one of the most powerful roles in the federal government that holds enormous sway over the economy. The 54-45 Senate vote on Wednesday was split along part ... (The Guardian)

tRump administration freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agencies for 6 months

3 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states ... (AP)

Swiss Considering Rival Air Defences After Washington Delays Patriots Over Iran War

3 hrs ago - May 13, 2026, at 7:01 a.m. ZURICH, May 13 (Reuters) - Switzerland said on Wednesday ⁠it ⁠will look into whether ⁠to buy air-defence systems from other suppliers, after the United States informed it that long-delayed Patriot ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission updates processes to meet new demands

4 hrs ago - Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:04am Federal efforts to accelerate nuclear energy development are starting to pay off, government and industry experts say, as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission works through mandated updates to licensing processes and its mi ... (Roll Call)

ICE may be at World Cup matches in U.S.

5 hrs ago - May 13, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Federal officers and agents who arrest immigrants as part of their work with ICE may be at FIFA World Cup matches when the international tournament gets underway in the U.S. next month, according to two Department of Homelan ... (NBC News)

Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions in deaths of wife, son

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asks public to back judicial independence

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Microsoft Israel chief leaves after inquiry into use of tech to spy on Palestinians

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France confines more than 1,700 people to cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

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FAA evaluates risks to flights from Trump's 'triumphal arch': report

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Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say

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Brad Raffensperger targeted by threat as he runs for governor

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