Real 'Fault in Our Stars' couple reunited by hope Katie and Dalton Prager, a young couple who both have cystic fibrosis, celebrated happy news when they reunited Tuesday afternoon after nearly five months apart: Katie is on her way to getting a lifesaving lung transplant. More
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 5-Year Low The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in more than five years, a positive signal for the labor market ahead of Friday's April jobs report. More
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J. D. Vance said Donald Trump’s recent warnings about the “enemy from within” is just part of Trump being an “unfiltered” candidate, when asked why his comments were necessary, Politico reports.
Said Vance: “Donald Trump is unfiltered. This is one of the reasons why the campaign has gone well, is because he is not doing a basement campaign strategy.
“Billionaire Mark Cuban told CNBC on Monday that he offered to arrange a live X interview between Kamala Harris and fellow billionaire Elon Musk, but was told no by Harris’ campaign,” Politico reports.
“America’s politicians don’t agree often—but cannabis is emerging as an exception in this election,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“For the first time, marijuana reform has bipartisan support from presidential candidates, as both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have voiced support for easing restrictions around the drug and reclassifying it as a less dangerous substance.”
Politico: “As early voting has begun in North Carolina — drawing record-setting statewide turnout on Thursday — and the process of restoring water, electricity, road access and mail service is underway, both parties have resumed some of their campaign activities in the affected areas.”
“Early GOP concerns that depressed turnout in the red-leaning region could cost Trump in the southern battleground have largely been replaced by resolve to mobilize his supporters to the polls, according to interviews with more than a dozen Republican campaign officials, operatives and county party chairs working in the state.”
Donald Trump on Monday said he would be in favor of Congress returning early from recess to pass additional aid following Hurricane Helene, The Hill reports.
Said Trump: “I would be in favor of it, yeah. This is a very unusual situation, and I would be in favor of it.”