Matt Sedensky

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  • People exchange U.S. dollars for Venezuelan bolivars at a street market in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Economy

    Facing a 682% inflation rate, Venezuelans work three or more jobs and still can barely afford any food. ‘Everything is so expensive’

    By Regina Garcia Cano, Matt Sedensky, and others
  • tariffsPolitics

    53-year-old customs broker wants to ‘Make Trade Boring Again,’ saying you won’t believe how complex cheese is these days

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • Tea PartyEconomy

    ‘All over again, taxation without representation’: Tea enthusiasts, historians argue tariff regime is the same as the American Revolution

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • AviationNorth America

    The airline chaos is so bad that an expat has to fly to Canada and drive to Pennsylvania to visit her father with terminal cancer

    By Matt Sedensky, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, and others
  • Donald TrumpEconomy

    ‘It’s sort of like a divorce’: Top analyst sees trade war with China as ugly, complex: ‘This kind of story doesn’t have a good guy’

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 18: The Free Press’ Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press)Europe

    CBS becomes Bari Weiss’ ‘anti-woke’ arena as the millennial media mogul (and mainstream media critic) digs in

    By The Associated Press and Matt Sedensky
  • Jimmy KimmelArts & Entertainment

    Kimmel’s return to ABC will be dark on dozens of stations, with ‘tension’ between Hollywood and the heartland on display

    By Mae Anderson, Matt Sedensky, and others
  • familyEconomy

    Meet the 40-something self-made ‘everyday millionaires’ who say they still don’t feel rich

    By Matt Sedensky, Ashley Lutz, and others
  • Resident Eugene Preslier, right, is accompanied by his private certified nursing aid Miriam Louis as he returns from a meal to his apartment in the independent living facility at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Politics

    Nursing homes struggle to recruit staff as Trump attacks sources of immigrant workers: ‘We feel completely beat up right now’

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump walks with workers as he tours U.S. Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Politics

    Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • Linda Hilton, a 76-year-old retired office worker, sits in front of her home as she packs up to move Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Apache Junction, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Personal Finance

    Retired child welfare worker, 73, about to be hit again with 40-year-old student loan debt—’They said, ‘Move to a cheaper state”

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • Michael Montgomery poses at his home in Huntington Woods, Mich., Friday, April 18, 2025.Economy

    ‘I’m not looking’ — Americans close to retirement are afraid to check their account balances

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Politics

    Elon Musk’s DOGE is claiming victory after uncovering $382 million in unemployment fraud—but the government already found it years ago: ‘I don’t think it’s news to anyone’

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • Shoppers visit Economy Candy in New York’s Lower East Side, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Finance

    A third-generation NYC candy shop owner says Trump’s historic tariffs will devastate his business—and fears ‘hyperinflation’

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
  • This photo provided by Kristin Jenn shows her in her National Park Service ranger uniform in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska in October 2024, while she was a seasonal worker for the NPS. (Kristin Jenn via AP)Politics

    Fired federal workers say their own relatives are cheering on Trump and DOGE’s job cuts

    By The Associated Press and Matt Sedensky