New White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt urged members of Congress to confirm Trump's nominees to address problems like the U.S. egg shortage and the cost of living crisis.

These are not “egg”-citing times for grocery store shoppers, as egg prices continue rising. The Consumer Price Index finds prices up 36.8% from this time last year. “$5.79,” said members of the Ndi family when asked what they paid for a dozen eggs at the Safeway in Anacostia.

According to the Consumer Price Index, egg prices have skyrocketed in recent months, with some consumers paying more than double for a dozen eggs — no thanks to the bird flu outbreak. And newly implemented cage-free laws,

The cost of eggs has seen a mere 37% increase in just one year and it's expected to increase even more as the year goes on.

Sharmah Seakar, a senior procurement lead at Efficio, a supply-chain consultancy, said, “The United States is facing unprecedented increases in egg prices, driven by a combination of factors that include disease outbreaks, rising production costs, and regulatory changes."

Egg prices have more than doubled over the last two years as a dangerous strain of bird flu has swept across the country.

Many of us have noticed the egg prices on the grocery receipts looking higher than usual and it doesn't look like it'll go down any time soon.

Eric Withey typically goes through 60 eggs a week, but recently decided to cut back. “I just checked my [bank] account. I’ll take it easy until payday, you know,” said Withey, who was shopping at Smith’s at 2385 E.

The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages. What's going on?

Egg prices have increased nationwide by about 38% in the past year. In other cases, eggs are absent from shelves altogether. Why?

Yes, there is an egg shortage due to bird flu. Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed there is an egg shortage and linked it to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which has spread between chicken flocks across the country since first appearing in the U.S. in February 2022.