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Jobs data revisions are common. Here’s how the process works.
President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was rigged” without providing any evidence. But former Labor Statistics officials say that the commissioner typically doesn’t have a role in preparing the monthly jobs report. “There’s no way for that to happen,” said William Beach, Trump’s […]
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U.S. and China to resume tariff talks on Monday in effort to extend truce
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via […]
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Trump was told his name was in Jeffrey Epstein files before DOJ withheld documents: WSJ
U.S. President Donald Trump walks before signing the “Genius Act”, which will develop regulatory framework for stablecoin cryptocurrencies and expand oversight of the industry, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 18, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump at a meeting in May that his […]
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Judge in Trump Murdoch libel case handled lawsuit president dropped against Michael Cohen
U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Evelyn Hockstein | Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump’s new $10 billion libel lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch over a Wall Street Journal article about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be handled by the same Florida federal judge who presided over a prior breach-of-contract suit Trump […]
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The UK gives 16-year-olds the right to vote. Brace for social media politics
The British government is set to give 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds the vote, unlocking a new voter base for competing political parties. Social media could be key to their success. The government on Thursday said that it plans to bring forward an elections bill which will grant 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote […]
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Trump ‘not happy with Putin,’ accuses Russian leader of throwing ‘bulls—‘
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was “not happy” with Vladimir Putin over the ongoing war on Ukraine, and accused the Russian leader of throwing ‘bulls—‘ at the United States […]
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Bush, Obama and a tearful Bono fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration — and singer Bono held back tears as he recited a poem — in an emotional video farewell on Monday with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Obama called the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID “a colossal mistake.” […]
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Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to reporters as jurors are released to begin deliberations for his criminal trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, NY on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Jabin Botsford | Reuters Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented President Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal […]
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New FEMA head says he will ‘run right over’ staff who resist his changes
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Headquarters is seen in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will “run right over” anyone that resists changes and that all delegation of authority in the agency is […]
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Here’s how much a ‘Made in the USA’ iPhone would cost
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a “First Tool-In” ceremony at the TSMC facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Caitlin O’Hara | Bloomberg | Getty Images When President Barack Obama asked late Apple CEO Steve Jobs about making an iPhone in the U.S., Jobs didn’t […]
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