Kevin Warsh is one vote away from running the Federal Reserve. The Senate’s full vote is expected May 11, 2026, and it could be the most partisan Fed chair confirmation in history. Warsh cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a strict 13-to-11 party-line split, with every Republican voting yes and every Democrat voting no, according…

The S&P 500 closed at 7,209.01 on April 30, 2026, crossing the 7,200 threshold for the first time and locking in a roughly 10% gain for the month of April. The index opened April near 6,550, making the surge to 7,209.01 a gain of approximately 10%, a figure comparable to November 2020’s roughly 10.75% advance…

The average American household spent about $270 a week on groceries at the start of 2020. Walk into the same supermarket today, fill the same cart, and the tab is closer to $340. The difference is not a feeling or a political talking point. It is a number you can trace on a single federal…

Sen. Bernie Sanders released a Senate report in April 2026 warning that artificial intelligence could eliminate nearly 100 million American jobs, anchoring his case with a striking claim: that a Verizon chief executive has predicted AI-driven automation may push U.S. unemployment to between 20% and 30%. The warning landed during the same week Verizon confirmed…