Inflation hit a three-year high. What it means for you.

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<p>Inflation has risen to its highest level in three years as the war in Iran disrupts oil supplies and tariffs drive up prices across the board. <a href="https://apple.news/ARXJwxrqVSymnr7Ls0nsSzg">Barron&rsquo;s</a> senior economics writer Megan Leonhardt explains what consumers are feeling right now.</p> <p>President Trump signed the Secure America Act, directing roughly $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol through fiscal year 2029. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkppOf5njTW-eGfWc62MvPw">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Jarrell Dillard explains why funding ICE for that long was an unusual step.</p> <p>The largest World Cup in history kicks off today across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Rebecca Lowe, cohost of the Apple News podcast <a href="https://apple.news/AcJuMc29IQvWpdCGujYd_qA">After the Whistle</a>, joins to talk about what to expect and why this tournament could push soccer fully into the American mainstream.</p> <p>Plus, why lawmakers are <a href="https://apple.news/AKpqylE-xQOWQWHUT89zsog">delaying</a> the renewal of FISA, a Somali referee was <a href="https://apple.news/A7jicmN-3TLWdKSHKlfeieA">denied</a> entry into the U.S. to referee at the World Cup, and how Pope Leo and Bad Bunny came <a href="https://apple.news/A7KouPX3BQdq_tOOL_WwgpQ">together</a> in Madrid.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>