2026-04-11
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Inflation rises to its highest level in two years.
Plus, Iran is holding strong cards ahead of peace talks with the U.S.
This weekend in Pakistan.
So the Iranians' biggest leverage now is their control of the Strait of Hormuz.
That is a huge economic problem for the rest of the world.
And it's going to be pretty difficult to wrest control from Iran militarily.
And the astronauts that saw the far side of the moon prepare for the toughest part of their mission.
It's Friday, April 3rd.
I'm Alex Oseleff for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
First up on today's show, the promise of a presidential pardon.
We 're exclusively reporting that President Trump has repeatedly said he will grant pardons
to his top administration officials before he leaves office.
That's according to people who have heard his comments.
In a recent meeting, he said he'd pardon everyone who, quote, has come within 200 feet of the oval.
Several aides said Trump raises the pardon so regularly that some of his advisors now laugh about it.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said, quote, a joke.
However, the president's pardon power is absolute.
New data out from the Labor Department today showed that consumer prices rose 3.3 percent last month from a year earlier.