Washington is spending more of your money than ever — far above the rate of price increases over the past quarter-century.

The most recent data published by the Energy Information Administration, a US government agency ... bills have risen even faster than overall inflation in recent years, the greatest burden ...

Inflation slowed through much of last year – falling as low as 2.4% from a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022 – but it has remained stubbornly high since fall. The cost of services such as car insurance ...