The steepest drug-price drop since 1963
Prescription drug prices fell 3.1% in the year to July 2026, the steepest annual drop since 1963, and federal data show they have not risen in any month this year.
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America asks for the best price
Twenty-six drugmakers covering 89% of the branded U.S. market have signed Most Favored Nation deals, and the White House says every state Medicaid program has signed on to get those prices.
TrumpRx: GLP-1s from $149, insulin from $35
TrumpRx.gov posts cash prices for 80 drugs under the President's deals, including GLP-1 pills from $149 a month against a $1,349 list price, and insulins like Lantus and NovoLog from $35.
Grocery prices are barely moving
Groceries rose just 1.8% in the year to September and core inflation is 2.6%, but gasoline, up 34.2%, has pushed headline inflation to 3.7%.
Grocers cut prices on thousands of items
Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Albertsons, Meijer, H-E-B, Target and others announced price cuts on thousands of everyday items, and PepsiCo cut snack prices by up to 15%.
Egg prices finally crack
Wholesale egg prices fell 89% after the administration's push to fight bird flu and rebuild flocks.
Relief on the car lot
DOT finalized vehicle efficiency standards it projects will save Americans nearly $140 billion over five years, replacing Biden-era rules that added roughly $1,000 to the average new car.
Your next car can still run on gas
Trump revoked the federal electric-vehicle mandate and signed resolutions overturning California's waivers that would have banned new gas-car sales in a dozen-plus states.
Big Tech pledges to pay its power bills
Under the voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge, tech companies commit to covering the electricity costs of their AI data centers, and several utilities have announced rate freezes, cuts and refunds.
Putting families ahead of Wall Street buyers
A January 2026 executive order moves to block large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were directed to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds.
A housing order targets closing costs
A signed Oct. 22 order directs agencies to pilot automatic cancellation of mortgage insurance, expand a title-insurance waiver, lower USDA and VA direct-loan rates and form a manufactured-housing task force.
Two-story factory-built homes move closer
HUD proposed in June to drop the permanent steel chassis from upper floors of multistory manufactured homes; comments closed Aug. 11 and no final rule has been issued.
Your shower, your stove, your straw
Trump scrapped water-pressure limits on showerheads, rules targeting gas stoves and dishwashers, and the federal push for paper straws.