cost of living

A new national survey finds voters increasingly view fraud and misuse of taxpayer money as a major factor driving higher costs for families, as the Trump administration expands its anti-fraud campaign ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

A majority of likely general election voters believe President Donald Trump’s top priority should be “lowering the cost of living,” a recent Cygnal survey revealed.

Americans are paying more for gas, groceries, and housing under the Biden-Harris administration — a factor Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance hopes will drive young voters to support former President Donald Trump in November.

The cost of living defines the 2024 presidential election, with voters in battleground states favoring former President Donald Trump and prioritizing the economy over abortion.

Former President Donald Trump has grown his lead against President Joe Biden nationally, as three in four voters say the cost of living is on the rise, according to an Emerson College poll.

Three U.S. cities are among the top 10 costliest places to live in the world, according to the latest cost-of-living report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Big Three are haunted by the specter of Bidenflation.

One in seven adults faced food insecurity in the UK in the year leading up to the middle of 2022, the Trussell Trust found this week.

The cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom has seen nearly three-quarters of a million Britons miss a housing payment last month.

The public should “accept that they’re worse off” than they were a year ago amid rampant inflation, an ivory tower Bank of England boss said.

Food prices in Britain hit their highest level in 45 years amid continued double-digit inflation, while wages fell yet again in real terms.

Thousands rallied again in the Czech capital on Sunday to protest high inflation and the government’s support of the war in Ukraine.

A four-day strike planned by tens of thousands of doctors in England could lead to the postponement of a quarter-million medical appointments.

Over four in ten people in the lowest income bracket in France are cutting meals as food inflation increased by 15 per cent in the past year.

UK inflation rose again in February to over 10 per cent amid rising food prices, the country’s office for national statistics has confirmed.

BRUSSELS (AP) – The humble egg has become a star performer for all the wrong reasons as inflation has hit households across the European Union extremely hard over the year.

Homelessness in England has risen by over a quarter over last year as thousands of migrants are put up in hotels at taxpayer expense.

LONDON (AP) – The Bank of England raised interest rates by half a percentage point Thursday as it sought to tame double-digit inflation that is fueling a cost-of-living crisis, public-sector strikes and fears of recession.

The worldwide food and fuel crises saw a spike in protests in countries across Europe in 2022, research by the American University has found.

LONDON (AP) – UK government ministers are meeting trade union leaders on Monday in a bid to end a wave of strikes that has hobbled the rail network and strained the overburdened health system.

Swedish grocers are sounding the alarm over a recent surge in food thefts across the country, particularly meat products. 

The majority of Americans believe the economy is worsening, while only one in four believe it is getting better, per a poll.

The skyrocketing cost of living has caused adult children to rely on financial support from parents, according to a study from the personal finance website Credit Karma.

Real wages in Britain are not expected to return to 2008 levels until 2027 due in part to the financial mismanagement of the Tory government.

Riots broke out in Athens as thousands of people protested in response to the soaring inflation rates befalling the country.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said that “people are being squeezed by high prices. The cost of living squeeze on families has been with us for decades. It isn’t solved yet.”

Mayhem broke out at cost of living protests in Paris on Tuesday, with rioters clashing with police and smashing windows.

Social Security recipients will receive an 8.7 percent increase in their monthly checks in 2023, the highest cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment in 40 years, as rampant inflation under the Biden administration continues to put financial pressure on American seniors.

Citizens suffering amid the rising cost of living in Democrat President Joe Biden’s America are finding it difficult to pay their bills on time, LendingTree reported October 3.

Peter Navarro, former White House director of trade and manufacturing policy and author of Taking Back Trump’s America: Why We Lost the White House and How We’ll Win It Back, told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) subverted former President Donald Trump’s “drain the swamp” pursuit by delaying appointments for top officials at federal government agencies and departments.

Newly elected Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leader Pierre Poilievre promised to fight for the working class in his first caucus speech.

The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales congratulated Liz Truss on her election as UK Prime Minister Monday, while placing special emphasis on the country’s economic woes.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the runaway favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative (Tory) Party leader and Prime Minister next week, has promised “immediate help” with soaring energy bills – but refuses to outline specific policies.

Boris Johnson is reportedly set to beg that the future leadership of Britain keep pushing his net zero green agenda, despite the fact that the country faces a crippling energy crisis.

The European Union now faces up to ten years of “terrible” winters of energy insecurity as a result of its green agenda, with many nations in the bloc having gotten themselves addicted to Russian gas in service of climate crazy ideals.

Just under one in four Britons will leave their heating off over the winter as the price of energy surges, polling has suggested.