It’s October already, and while there’s no real fiscal year for federal regulation, the September 30 closing of the 2026 ...

On October 2, 2026, CEI joined the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, the Heartland Institute, and Heartland Impact in an amicus brief supporting the ...

Drug pricing CMS finalizes GLOBE pilot. On September 30, CMS finalized the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing model, a program that ties Part B drug rebates to prices paid in 19 countries. It ...

When politicians talk about unemployment, it is worth remembering an old principle: buyer beware. The unemployment rate is a ...

Washington’s latest AI summit between Trump and tech executives was billed largely as a meeting about safety. Ultimately, it was a meeting about something more consequential: who gets to govern the ...

Do you think groceries, gasoline, medications, utility bills, and other necessities are too expensive? Consider yourself very ...

Many proposals for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a digital form of the US dollar issued by the Federal Reserve, ...

Today, a coalition of free market and conservative groups sent a letter to key Senate committee leaders opposing the Trump ...

I recently vacationed in Mexico. While in Mexico City, I tried to take the metro to attend a concert. At five pesos, or about ...

Just 29,000 jobs were added to the US economy in September 2026, according to the latest monthly government report, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent. CEI experts note this is another ...

Senior economist Ryan Young was cited by American Petroleum Institute regarding the consequences for a diesel export ban. As ...

In his column “Republicans’ Pre-Emptive Social Security Surrender” (Political Economics, Sept. 18), Joseph C. Sternberg makes ...