The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate ticked slightly higher to 4 percent, according to new Labor Department data released Friday. The May jobs report was far hotter than the expectations of economists, who projected a gain of 185,000 jobs and no movement from the April jobless rate of 3.9...
Democrats have refused to address mandatory spending growth, and Republicans have sought more tax cuts so they, too, could get credit for giving away money.
Former President Trump is leading President Biden in two key swing states, Nevada and Arizona, according to new polling released late Thursday. The Fox News polls found Trump leading Biden by 5 points, 50 to 45 percent, among registered voters in Nevada in a hypothetical matchup. Trump also topped Biden among registered voters in Arizona,...
Whether the court likes it or not, there is no escaping the politics in Trump’s immunity case. Pretending otherwise is the most political — and dangerous — thing the court could possibly do.
President Biden on Friday apologized to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky for the gap in U.S. funding for Ukraine's war against Russia amid GOP opposition, but vowed the White House is "thoroughly" supportive of Kyiv. Biden met with Zelensky in Normandy, where world leaders are gathered to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The...
President Biden sought this week to tackle time and his critics during his bid for reelection. He waited until five months before Election Day to exercise his own presidential powers Tuesday to restrict asylum policy and block surges of undocumented migrants from entering the country. Biden is vulnerable on the issue with voters, on thin...
The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is making a seven-figure investment in voter turnout efforts in the Michigan Senate race, according to plans first shared with The Hill. The National Republican Senatorial Committee announced on Friday that it is spending seven figures in a “Michigan field program” for former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), which the group...