President says he after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a 鈥渄ifferent plane鈥� .
Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge involved in his flight, which saw him stow away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as a decoy.
Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. won the Minnesota Tuesday in the over the party鈥檚 establishment. Flanagan defeated centrist U.S. Rep. with to fight the influence of corporations and confront Trump.
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Inflation paused, but higher costs remain an issue for Americans
U.S. inflation slowed last month and a measure of underlying price pressures also cooled, suggesting from the Iran war are only having a limited impact on broader costs in the economy.
Consumer prices rose 3.4% in July from a year ago, down slightly from 3.5% in June, the Labor Department said Wednesday. But inflation is still higher than before the Iran war began in February, when it was 2.4%. On a monthly basis, prices rose just 0.1% from June to July.
Inflation has been pushed higher by a series of shocks to the economy, including President Trump鈥檚 imposed last spring, higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war, and a surge in investment in that has boosted computer chip prices. The key question for the inflation-fighters at the Fed 鈥� not to mention for consumers struggling with high gas and grocery prices 鈥� is how quickly those one-time effects will fade.
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Trump鈥檚 vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
President Trump pivoted the nation鈥檚 attention back to vaccines this week with that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits.
After acting to , the Trump administration had recently largely stepped back from additional changes to focus on less controversial subjects, raising questions over the political impetus behind and implications of the Republican president鈥檚 renewed focus on vaccines.
For well over a decade, Trump has expressed his view 鈥� against medical groups鈥� guidance 鈥� that childhood vaccines should be administered in smaller doses over a long period of time. The executive order sought to bear out .
While the move could endear Trump to some 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥� voters who want more flexibility on immunizations, it鈥檚 also already attracting attacks designed to hurt Trump鈥檚 aligned candidates in November鈥檚 midterm elections.
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Progressive Democrats get another win in Minnesota US Senate primary
Lt. Gov. won the Minnesota on Tuesday in the over the party鈥檚 establishment.
Flanagan defeated centrist U.S. Rep. with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Trump.
鈥淔or months now, I have been telling you that this campaign was about the many versus the money,鈥� Flanagan said as she celebrated her victory in Minneapolis. 鈥淲ell guess what? The many just won.鈥�
The outcome was another sign of progressive energy among Democratic primary voters. It comes a week after Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan that fired up the left and fueled anxiety among party leaders that Democrats will alienate moderate swing voters.
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Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
President said Tuesday that he after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a 鈥渄ifferent plane鈥� due to a threat he insisted didn鈥檛 scare him.
Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge involved in his flight, which saw him stow away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as a decoy.
He also downplayed the risk to the people 鈥� White House officials, security and support staff, and reporters 鈥� he left on the plane.
鈥淭hey wanted me to go on a different flight, different plane,鈥� Trump told reporters after returning from an event in Ohio, saying he had little choice in the matter.
鈥淚 guess there was a threat out there. I didn鈥檛 really ask too much about it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 get a lot of threats.鈥�
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