NEW YORK (Reuters)—U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July, while the unemployment rate increased to 4.3%, stoking fears that the labor market is deteriorating and making the economy vulnerable to a recession. Employers added 114,000 jobs, below expectations for an 175,000 increase. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, above economists expectations that it
Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris brought in $310 million in July, her presidential campaign said Friday, more than doubling the amount former President Donald Trump says he raised last month. Harris’ campaign officially launched July 21, just after President Biden announced his decision to forego his bid for reelection. In the seven days that
As Harris’s national security adviser, Phil Gordon brings a ton of experience to the job—and none of it good. L: (Montinique Monroe/Getty Images) R: Philip H. Gordon (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO) Just after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, Vice President Kamala Harris lamented “the images of dead children and desperate, hungry
The court said, ‘Net neutrality is likely a major question requiring clear congressional authorization.’ A U.S. appeals court on Aug. 1 temporarily blocked the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) reinstatement of Obama-era net neutrality regulations that would reclassify broadband internet. The court found that several broadband companies will likely succeed in a legal challenge against reinstating the
The Tennessee Republican handily defeated primary challenger Courtney Johnston. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) easily fended off a primary challenge in Tennessee’s 5th congressional district primary. Ogles was declared victorious over challenger Courtney Johnston, a member of the Nashville Metropolitan Council. With 65 percent of the vote counted, AP declared Ogles victorious over Johnston at around
Washington — President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted three Americans released by Russia in a complex prisoner swap involving 24 people being held in six countries when they arrived on U.S. soil late Thursday. A plane carrying Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed at Joint Base Andrews in
The recount was possible under Virginia law because the margin between the two candidates was less than 1 percent. WASHINGTON—A recount conducted on Aug. 1 in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District confirmed that state Sen. John McGuire defeated incumbent Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the chairman of the influential and conservative House Freedom Caucus. The final tally