The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from March 2023 to March 2024 than the Bureau of Labor Statistics first reported, signaling further vulnerability in the labor market as Vice President Kamala Harris scrambles to defend her economic record along the campaign trail. Only about 2.1 million jobs were added during the year, a 28
The 14-term Democratic congressman previously had been hospitalized for respiratory illness. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), a longtime congressman from New Jersey, died at age 87 on Wednesday, Aug. 21. His office announced his death at about noon EDT on the social media platform X. “As our United States Representative, Bill fought to his last breath
CHICAGO—A pro-Palestinian protest outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago led to violent clashes and arrests on the evening of Aug. 20., day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). The demonstration, organized by the group Behind Enemy Lines, marks a non-permitted escalation in the conflict between mainstream Democrats and pro-Palestinian activists. The latter objects to
Fifty members of Congress, all Republican military veterans, signed a letter to Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, demanding that the Minnesota governor “come clean” about the “egregious misrepresentations” of his military service, Politico reported on Wednesday. “As veterans who have served our nation, we feel compelled to address your egregious misrepresentations and urge you
The Harris campaign brought in more than $200 million in July as Biden bowed out of the presidential race. The combination of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the cash lead in the 2024 presidential race, according to new federal filings. On Aug. 20, some committees associated with the major presidential
The Biden-Harris administration is stonewalling a congressional probe into 20 anti-Israel nonprofit groups with suspected links to money laundering and terrorism financing, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Lawmakers are teasing a subpoena as a result. Congress initiated the probe in mid-May, instructing the Treasury Department to hand over “suspicious activity reports” related to organizations
‘I’d love that endorsement,’ the former president remarked Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening suggested he is open to giving independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a position in his administration in return for an endorsement in the 2024 race. Earlier this week, Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan told a podcast that