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- Vehicle prices continue to decline and automakers posted their best U.S. sales year since 2019, making cars more affordable according to the White House.
Updated 1/13/2026, 11:18:01 PM
- Goods-producing and specific blue-collar sectors are on track to see stated real annual earnings increases (goods-producing $1,300; mining and logging $2,200; construction $1,400; manufacturing $1,300).
Updated 1/13/2026, 11:15:57 PM
- Real private-sector weekly earnings are on track to rise 4% in President Trump’s first full year in office, implying average private-sector workers will see a $1,100 real wage gain.
Updated 1/13/2026, 11:13:48 PM
- Since President Trump took office, headline inflation has been running at 2.4% and core inflation at 2.4%, lower than the rates inherited from the prior administration.
Updated 1/13/2026, 11:11:30 PM
- Core inflation came in below economists' expectations, indicating inflation is on a downward path.
Updated 1/13/2026, 11:08:04 PM
- The Department of the Treasury designated the Egyptian and Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Specially Designated Global Terrorists for providing material support to Hamas.
Updated 1/13/2026, 11:01:28 PM
- The Department of State designated the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and designated Muhammad Fawzi Taqqosh as an SDGT.
Updated 1/13/2026, 10:59:45 PM
- The FTC is seeking at least $52.9 million in consumer relief from Cliq, Andrew Phillips, and John Blaugrund.
Updated 1/13/2026, 10:58:17 PM
- The FTC filed a court motion asking that operators of a payment processing operation be held in contempt for allegedly violating a 2015 FTC order.
Updated 1/13/2026, 10:56:49 PM
- DHS says Governor Walz has refused to cooperate with ICE and has released nearly 470 criminal noncitizens since President Trump took office.
Updated 1/13/2026, 8:40:26 PM
- DHS publicly called on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to honor ICE arrest detainers for more than 1,360 criminal noncitizens in state custody.
Updated 1/13/2026, 8:36:01 PM
- The CVSC prototype uses high-energy microwaves (highly energized radio frequency pulses) to temporarily disable the motor electronics of small watercraft, like jet skis.
Updated 1/13/2026, 8:34:49 PM
- The Department of War announced a $1 billion direct-to-supplier investment to secure the U.S. solid rocket motor supply chain.
Updated 1/13/2026, 6:54:12 PM
- The secretary of war delivered a speech at SpaceX emphasizing advancement of artificial intelligence within the War Department.
Updated 1/13/2026, 1:34:34 PM
- The MSMT comprises 11 participating states: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Updated 1/13/2026, 9:01:49 AM
- The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) was launched in 2024 after Russia vetoed renewal of the UN 1718 Committee Panel of Experts mandate.
Updated 1/13/2026, 9:00:08 AM
- Secretary Rubio emphasized continued security cooperation with Honduras, specifically maintaining the bilateral extradition treaty and expanding information sharing.
Updated 1/13/2026, 8:58:46 AM
- The MSMT report states most known DPRK IT workers are based in China (1,000–1,500) and that plans exist to send up to 40,000 laborers, including IT workers, to Russia.
Updated 1/13/2026, 8:57:24 AM
- DPRK cyber actors stole at least $2.8 billion from Jan. 2024 through Sept. 2025 from cryptocurrency companies and customers worldwide, according to the MSMT report.
Updated 1/13/2026, 8:56:19 AM
- In the three months since the MSMT report’s release, the DPRK stole an additional $400 million in cryptocurrency, bringing the total stolen in 2025 to more than $2 billion.
Updated 1/13/2026, 8:55:06 AM