The House returns from its August recess this week, officially kicking off a countdown to pass a government funding bill by the end of the month or else face a government shutdown. While Washington awaits the government funding theater, here are three other political stories on investors' radars this week regarding inflation, Taiwan, and Twitter. Inflation data Has the United States reached peak inflation? We could find out on Tuesday when the government releases the monthly consumer price index (CPI) report. Economists anticipate that inflation will have risen 8.1% in August compared to the prior year. Although inflation is likely…