3 Things To Know Today

1 President Trump Says He's "Crushing" Inflation During Pennsylvania Speech

President Trump spoke to voters in Pennsylvania yesterday to sell his economic agenda, claiming he is "crushing" inflation and that prices are coming down. This comes after weeks of the president calling affordability concerns a "Democratic hoax." Consumer prices rose 3-percent over the past year, which is below 2022 levels but still above the Federal Reserve's 2-percent target. Polling shows many Americans still feel the crunch of high prices, and some blame Trump's policies. A recent CBS News poll found 60-percent of people think Trump makes inflation "sound better than it really is."

2 Trump Administration Announces Deal To End The SAVE Student Loan Repayment Plan

The Trump administration announced a deal yesterday to officially end a key student loan repayment program from the Biden era. The Education Department said it reached a settlement with Missouri to shut down the "Saving on a Valuable Education," or SAVE, plan. The program has been on hold since February after a court sided with Republican-led states that challenged it; more than 7 million people are enrolled in the plan. A judge must still approve the deal, which would stop new enrollments and move current borrowers into other repayment plans.

3 Federal Judge Grants Justice Department's Request To Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Transcripts

A federal judge gave the Justice Department the green light to unseal grand jury transcripts and evidence from the sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell yesterday. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer approved the request after Congress passed and President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the Justice Department to release records related to past Epstein investigations by December 19th. The law applies not just to the grand jury transcripts but to a large amount of discovery material, including documents, communications, and investigative records in the Justice Department's possession. The judge ordered that the identities of Epstein and Maxwell's victims be kept hidden to protect them, and criticized the Justice Department for not treating the victims with enough care during this process. Last week, a separate judge in Florida also approved the release of grand jury transcripts from earlier Epstein investigations in 2005 and 2007.