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This Job Market Is Weaker Than It Looks
Wall Street Journal: “The good news has been that layoff activity has remained relatively low, with employers hanging on to workers despite worries about the economy. And wage growth remains…
House GOP Leaders Launch Last Ditch Whip Job
“With just hours until they want to start voting, House Republican leaders and White House officials have launched an all-hands-on-deck push Wednesday to get the GOP megabill through the House…
Trump Announces Trade Deal with Vietnam
“President Trump on Wednesday announced a trade deal has been struck with Vietnam, days before the pause on reciprocal tariffs is set to expire,” The Hill reports. “He said that,…
Iran Suspends Cooperation With U.N. Nuclear Watchdog
New York Times: “The decision means that international inspectors will not be able to oversee sites, as experts warn that Tehran could revive plans to build a bomb.” Save to…
Wisconsin High Court Invalidates 1849 Abortion Law
“Women in Wisconsin will continue to have access to abortion services under a new ruling from the state’s highest court that invalidates a 176-year-old state law that had banned abortions…
Tesla’s Sales Plummet
“Tesla’s global vehicle sales fell 13.5% in the second quarter from a year ago, continuing a steep slide in automotive sales as the company tries to pivot to autonomous vehicles,”…
Private Sector Hiring Drops
“Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe as they…
Trump’s Best Day Yet?
“President Trump began Tuesday by stoking his on-again feud with Elon Musk and joking about alligators chasing immigrant detainees,” Axios reports. “He later basked in the Senate’s passage of his…
Immigration Crackdown Ripples Through the Economy
“President Trump’s immigration crackdown is hitting key pockets of the economy, disrupting workplaces and communities around the country,” Axios reports. “The sharp fall in immigration this year threatens to slow…
Opposition to GOP Megabill Grows in the House
As members of the House GOP whip team take the temperature of members on the Senate-passed megabill, they’re “racking up no’s from lawmakers who they didn’t expect would be opposed…
GOP Hardliners Warn of a Delay to Tax Vote
“The leader of a hardline conservative caucus in the House on Wednesday cast doubt on the prospect President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending legislation will be completed by July…
Colorado Capitol Has New Trump Portrait
“A new presidential portrait sits in the Colorado Capitol, after one that had hung in the building for six years drew the ire of Donald Trump, who claimed that it…
House Republicans Subpoena Brown and Penn
“The House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas Tuesday to Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania, demanding additional documents from the schools as part of an ongoing probe into alleged antitrust…
Trump Faces the Biggest Test Yet of His Second-Term
“President Trump has gotten almost everything he has wanted from the Republican-controlled Congress since he took office in January,” the New York Times reports. “GOP lawmakers approved his nominees, sometimes…
Trump’s Business Empire Isn’t What He Claims
New York Times: “The version of Mr. Trump’s business that he projects — a real estate development company that executes large, complex tasks — hasn’t existed for a nearly a…
House Republicans Threaten to Sink Trump’s Megabill
Wall Street Journal: “At the moment, the number of House Republicans vowing to oppose the Senate version is enough to block the bill’s passage, unless there is again a last-minute…
When an Oligarch Confronts an Autocrat
Paul Krugman: “Does taking some satisfaction in Musk’s demise make me a bad person? Maybe, but I’m only human. Should I go easy on Musk because he came out against…
Quote of the Day
“No one really cares what he says anymore.” — A senior White House official, quoted by CNN, on Elon Musk. Save to Favorites
Will the House Pass Trump’s Bill?
Playbook: “Given the way this Congress has behaved since Jan. 20, it seems far-fetched to imagine the Republican Party actually going ahead and blocking Trump’s flagship piece of legislation —…
Trump’s Agenda Faces a Wary House GOP
Punchbowl News: “The schedule — as it stands now — is to bring the House back at 9 a.m. today and vote as soon as possible.” “Remember that the House…
