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Prices rose at 3.8% for the year ending in April as energy spikes with Iran war

A customer shops in the meat aisle at a grocery store in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Consumer prices rose at a yearly rate of 3.8% in April, driven by high fuel costs alongside the conflict in the oil-rich Middle East.

Iran war to overshadow talks on trade, Taiwan at historic Trump-XI meeting

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping participate in a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have a lot on their plate when they meet this week in Beijing. They will spend two days hammering out details of a new trade pact, extending a critical minerals deal and discussing artificial intelligence risks, nuclear weapons and a potential $14 billion U.S. weapons package for Taiwan.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping participate in a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Iran war to overshadow talks on trade, Taiwan at historic Trump-XI meeting

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A person votes early in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Virginia Democrats make long-shot bid to Supreme Court to save struck-down congressional map

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China's President Xi Jinping holds a talk with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Hormuz blockade offers hard lessons for trade-reliant China

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Hung Cao speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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The injectable drug Ozempic is shown in Houston on July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FILE**

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Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, May, 7 2026. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

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An American flag waves below the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

This is our time to unite the United States

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Israel fighting Iran's proxy Hezbollah illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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Trump and the Republican Party Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., attend an event marking the installation of a plaque commemorating Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE **

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Kissing the feet of China in foreign policy negotiations illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Doctors flag surge in foul ‘Ozempic breath’ among weight-loss drug users

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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China's President Xi Jinping holds a talk with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

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Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, with his framed fist amongst his supporters framed fists in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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FILE - Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., speaks at a House GOP news conference, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

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A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, May, 7 2026. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

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A person votes early in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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