The Hill reports, “Consumer prices grew far faster than expected in October, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department.

The consumer price index (CPI), which tracks inflation for a range of staple goods and services, rose 0.9 percent last month and 6.2 percent in the 12-month period ending in October, the highest rate in the U.S. in 30 years. Analysts broadly expected the CPI to rise by 0.5 percent last month, up from a gain of 0.4 percent in August, and 5.8 percent over the past year.

It’s simple. Inflation is a tax on the middle class. This administration is failing the average American: https://t.co/WwqaJDOkL7

— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) November 10, 2021

The sharp jump in the inflation rate is a dismal sign for President Biden and Democrats as they face growing pressure over rising prices. Despite strength across the economy, the president’s approval rating has fallen steadily since spring due in part to growing political backlash over higher food and gas prices.”

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Fox News reports, “Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, blasted Attorney General Merrick Garland over the DOJ memo released earlier this month, saying there is not a “scintilla of evidence” of legitimate threats of violence made against school board officials.

This is yet another deal that will make life harder for poor and middle-class Americans.@AmericaNewsroom @marthamaccallum @BillHemmer @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/BnDmk0kkEH

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 28, 2021

MIKE LEE: “I urge and implore Attorney General Garland to rescind the October 4th memo. This memo by the National School Board Association was issued on a Wednesday. The Attorney General Garland memo was issued the following Monday, just four or five days after the original memo, which has now been rescinded. It’s not backed up by a scintilla of evidence of a single threat of violence. It needs to be rescinded, and I call upon the attorney general to do precisely that.”

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