An FBI memo warning of possible threats from “radical traditionalist” Catholics violated professional standards but showed “no evidence of malicious intent,” according to an internal Justice Department investigation released Thursday. Republicans have used the 11-page memo, which was leaked early last year, as a talking point. They have pointed to the document to sharply criticize…
Gasoline prices are displayed at a gas station in Chicago, Illinois on March 12, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images A closely watched report from the Labor Department expected on Wednesday is expected to show that little progress is being made in the fight against inflation. If so, that would be bad news for consumers,…
A person works on a Bowlus recreational vehicle at the Bowlus factory in Oxnard, California, on February 23, 2024. Timothy Aeppel | Reuters March’s nonfarm payroll count is likely to suggest that hiring is continuing at a solid pace, although some weakening labor market fundamentals may come into greater focus when the Labor Department releases…
Signage from the conservative television network Newsmax is displayed at a television stand at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, on May 28, 2022. Patrick T Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Right-wing news portal Newsmax received an investment of about $50 million from…
Inflation rose again in February, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to wait until at least the summer to cut interest rates. The consumer price index, a broad measure of the cost of goods and services, rose 0.4% for the month and 3.2% from a year earlier, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
The Federal Reserve is considering when and by how much to cut interest rates, and Friday’s jobs report will give policymakers an update on how the economy is performing before their next policy meeting. Fed officials are meeting on March 19 and 20 and are widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at that meeting….
A worker restocks shelves at a CVS Pharmacy on February 7, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images U.S. job growth likely slowed in February but is far from stalling as business demand for workers continues. When the Labor Department releases its nonfarm payrolls report at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Dow Jones…
People work at a restaurant at Chelsea Market in Manhattan on February 2, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Private sector job growth improved in February, although growth was slightly lower than expected, payroll company ADP reported on Wednesday. Companies added 140,000 positions this month, up from the upwardly revised 111,000…
White House officials and Democrats marched in droves on Sunday to defend President Biden’s mental fitness, reflecting growing concern in the president’s administration over a special counsel report that raised concerns about his age. “This is a report that has gone off the rails,” Bob Bauer, Mr. Biden’s personal lawyer, said on CBS’ “Face the…
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday forcefully pushed back against a special counsel report that cast doubt on President Biden’s memory, calling it “politically motivated.” “The way the president’s behavior has been described in this report could not be more inaccurate in relation to the facts and clearly more politically motivated,” Ms. Harris said in…
