New York Ends Covid-19 Mask Mandate for Subway, Buses
New Yorkers will no longer be required to wear masks on subways, buses and other mass transit, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. The Democratic governor said on Twitter that masks…
Fed on Path for Another 0.75-Point Interest-Rate Lift After Powell’s Inflation Pledge
The Federal Reserve appears to be on a path to raise interest rates by another 0.75 percentage point this month in the wake of Chairman Jerome Powell’s public pledge to…
Natural Gas Is Hyper-Inflating in Europe. Here’s Why It Won’t in the U.S.
Natural-gas prices soared 35% in Europe over the weekend, as Russia cut off flows from a key pipeline. It’s now more than five times as expensive there as it was…
California’s Latest Gift to Big Labor
California is on the verge of an unprecedented giveaway to Big Labor with the potential to make national political waves. In the final hours of the Legislature’s 2022 session, lawmakers…
Inflation Catches the Pentagon Flat-Footed
After dismissing congressional concerns for months, Pentagon leaders recently issued guidance to troops on how to cope with inflation eating their paychecks. Army leaders suggested soldiers and their families consider…
Trump Wins Bid for ‘Special Master’ for Mar-a-Lago Records
A federal judge granted Donald Trump’s request for a neutral third party to review documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home and temporarily barred the government from using…