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Americans’ expectations for inflation over the next year fell in January to the lowest level in 12 months, according to a survey released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The median expectation for inflation one year from now declined to 3.1 percent from 3.4 percent in December, matching the January 2025 reading. The decline marks a continuation of the cooling in inflation expectations that began after peaks in mid-2022. The New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations showed inflation expectations remained steady at 3.0 percent for both the three-year and five-year horizons, suggesting Americans believe the moderation…

Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) called out “radical” Democrats for wanting to “defund and eliminate ICE” while Americans are being harmed by illegal alien crime in an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturday. Instances of illegal alien truck drivers causing catastrophic crashes have been occurring all over the U.S., including a devastating crash that claimed the lives of four members of the Amish community in Banks’s home state of Indiana last week. The Department of Homeland Security revealed the suspect to be a Kyrgyzstan native, Bekzhan Beishekeev, who allegedly “slammed” into the van carrying up to 15 passengers: The victims were…

The White House has reportedly accused Maria Corina Machado of undermining national security goals White House officials have grown “frustrated” with anti-Maduro Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado over her remarks on the timing of elections in Venezuela, Politico reported on Friday, citing sources. Earlier this week, Machado, an opposition leader who backed the US intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro in early January, told Politico that voting could be implemented fairly quickly, suggesting nine to ten months as a possible timeframe. According to a White House adviser who spoke to the outlet on condition…

Eileen Gu, the California-born Olympian who has chosen to compete for Communist China instead of the United States, has taken strong exception to President Trump’s criticism of American skier Hunter Hess. In an interview with The Athletic, Gu, 22, said she found the president’s critique of Hess inconsistent with the spirit of the Games. “I’m sorry that the headline that is eclipsing the Olympics has to be something so unrelated to the spirit of the Games,” the two-time gold medalist told The Athletic. “It really runs contrary to everything the Olympics should be.” Hess, 27, sparked a backlash last week after…

WASHINGTON — Cyprus’s Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos told Breitbart News exclusively that President Donald Trump is in a “unique position” to restructure the “global order” and shape world affairs in a way that an American president has not in generations. “The President is in a unique position to define the global order and developments, and you have seen that throughout the year — the last year since he assumed he assumed duties,” Kombos told Breitbart News exclusively. “So at the same time, it’s clear, I think, that there is more room, more space for more dialogue. And I’m sure I…

An alleged intruder died at the scene early Friday after a Harrodsburg, Kentucky, homeowner opened fire on him. Officers were dispatched to the residence around 5:00 a.m., WKYT noted. LEX18 reported that Mercer County Deputy Coroner Dan Eades identified the deceased suspect as 36-year-old Daniel Hyatt. Responding officers found Hyatt suffering from a gunshot wound and “performed life-saving measures,” but he succumbed to his injuries. The Lexington Herald-Leader pointed out that “police described the shooting as an isolated incident, and said there is no threat to the public.” AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down…

The House on Monday night passed its bipartisan housing package aimed at increasing home supply and affordability, setting up an uncertain effort to merge the measure with a Senate housing bill. House lawmakers approved by a vote of 390-9 the Housing in the 21st Century Act under suspension of the rules, a fast-track procedure for non-controversial legislation. The bill includes provisions to modernize local development and rural housing programs, expand manufactured and affordable housing, protect borrowers and those utilizing federal housing programs and enhance oversight of housing providers. The package also contained a recently added section aimed at increasing community…

Will Lewis’ departure comes after the paper cut 30% of its staff while struggling to maintain readership Will Lewis has stepped down as CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, days after a sweeping round of layoffs that affected virtually every desk. In recent years, the paper has reeled under a drastic fall in audience numbers and ad revenue.In a message to staff shared by several outlets on Saturday, Lewis, who held the post since early 2024, said “difficult decisions” were made “to ensure the sustainable future of The Post,” adding that he believes the outlet will keep publishing “high-quality…

President Donald Trump’s officials have dramatically expanded the deportation of migrants who do not have criminal convictions, according to a critical report by CBS. The good news is buried in a skewed report from CBS News that suggests Trump should not have deported 153,000 migrants who have not been formally convicted of a crime by a jury or a judge. Those deportation numbers are good for Americans who have lost wealth and wages amid a vast inflow of foreign workers and renters into their communities. The February 9 report by CBS claims: Less than 14 percent of nearly 400,000 immigrants…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is leading the polls in the Republican primary race for U.S. Senate, scoring several points ahead of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX). The latest polling, conducted in late January by the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, found that 38 percent of likely voters intend to vote for Paxton in the March GOP primary.  Trailing seven points behind is Cornyn with 31 percent of the likely vote, then Hunt with 17 percent. Only two percent of respondents selected another candidate, and 12 percent were undecided. …