Politics
Surprise! Economy adds 517K jobs in January
February 6, 2023The jobs jump and prior revisions produced more good news. Unemployment declined to 3.4%, the lowest point since 1969.
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Social Security and Medicare advocates urge support for petition to Biden
February 6, 2023Their aim is to send so many signatures to the White House that the president makes saving Social Security and Medicare a major part of the State of the Union Message.
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Bernie Sanders to reintroduce the PRO Act into the Senate
February 3, 2023He can push it through his panel via a one-vote majority there.
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News analysis: The dark money menace
February 3, 2023The Supreme Court of the United States is responsible for making our elections far less democratic than they once were.
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Police budgets keep growing, but communities are not becoming any safer
February 2, 2023Police killed more people last year than any other on record. Can reimagining city budgets make our communities safer?
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