White House Hunts for Ways to Lower Cost of Living

“A proposal to give Americans direct payments of $2,000 or more. An antitrust probe into allegations that meatpacking companies are colluding to drive up beef prices. And a new plan to lower tariffs on coffee, fruit and other popular products,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“President Trump and his advisers are rushing to try to lower prices for U.S. consumers after voters sent a warning shot to Republicans this month over the high cost of living.”