


America’s economic data are becoming murkier
Choked for funds, the Bureau of Labour Statistics is cutting corners
EVERY DAY HUNDREDS of Americans take to the streets to collect prices for the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS), the government’s economic-data agency. Enumerators in 75 urban areas track fluctuations in the costs of a “market basket” of goods and services, from blood tests at doctors’ offices to rental fees for two-bedroom apartments and cinema tickets. The numbers they gather feed into the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a statistical tool used to calculate inflation.
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A blow to judicial power and a win for Trump
The Supreme Court curtails judges’ ability to block the president’s agenda

Zohran Mamdani, Trump’s “worst nightmare”, may really be a gift to him
The young socialist could exemplify the sort of leader the Democrats need. He also offers Republicans an easy target

On its tenth birthday, gay marriage in America is under attack
Republican support for same-sex marriage is dropping fast
Oklahoma City has been reborn, 30 years after the bombing
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Has Donald Trump solved Iran from the air?
Peace in his time
The fallout from Trump’s Iran strikes is political, too
Will the biggest foreign-policy gamble of his presidency pay off?