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US labor market reaches unusual balance between hires, fires, and quits

Economists wonder how long the equilibrium can last as the Federal Reserve meets this week to consider interest rates.
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Can Harris find a winning economic message?

The vice president’s early pitch to voters focused on Democratic priorities like childcare. But she struggled in coming up with a compelling platform in the past.
Vincent Alban/Reuters

Biden’s rent cap is a half-hearted populist gesture

The temporary plan was panned by mainstream economists as the nation faces a housing crunch.
Tom Brenner/Reuters

The most important sign that US inflation may stay down for good

Shelter costs have finally cooled off, according to the latest Consumer Price Index reading for June.
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Biden’s age is burying good economic news for Democrats

The aftermath of Biden’s debate debacle has kept cooling inflation and a solid solid labor market off the front the pages.

Support for same-sex marriage plateaus in US

83% of Democrats and 75% of independents continue to back it, but the share of Republicans in favor has fallen to 46%.

The Supreme Court saved a Trump tax. A Biden wealth tax might not be so lucky.

The justices chose not to upend the tax system in a much anticipated ruling Thursday, but at least four justices seemed to signal that they would shoot down proposals to tax wealth.

Why Biden’s economic comeback story is falling flat

Unlike Obama or Reagan, he’s struggling with a problem that started under his watch.

Is Congress having its YIMBY moment?

Lawmakers are walking a fine line as they push along bipartisan bills to make building housing easier.

Sherrod Brown’s turn against the FDIC chair comes with a caveat

The Banking Chair is the highest ranking Democrat to say Martin Gruenberg should go over agency-wide workplace issues.

Trump and Biden are competing to quarterback the Super Bowl of tax policy

With trillions in tax cuts soon set to expire, the election’s winner will have a guaranteed chance to rewrite much of the IRS code

The ‘uniparty’ is passing Ukraine aid. Can it save Mike Johnson’s job?

As the speaker faces a growing effort to oust him, Democrats seem increasingly willing to bail him out.

Former US Treasury Secretary warns Trump plans would ‘set off an inflationary spiral’

A populist turn could lead the U.S. down the same economic path as Argentina, Larry Summers said at the Semafor World Economy Summit.

The border crisis might be a boon for the economy

The influx of migrants has lifted hiring and growth, new studies find. But it’s still a political nightmare for Joe Biden.

The GOP’s enthusiasm edge

The party whose backers are more enthusiastic by the end of the campaign has won four out of the last five presidential elections, Gallup notes.

It’s Schumer v. Texas in the fight over judge shopping

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is promising that the Senate will “consider legislative options” to stamp out the practice known as judge shopping.

What Americans are worrying about

Immigration is now the number one issue that comes up unprompted when Gallup asks survey takers to list the issue that concerns them most.

Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to remove Johnson as speaker

It was unclear when the move might trigger a vote, however.
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