Jun 02 Labor market defies expectations with strong growth, adding 339,000 jobs in May By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The nation's employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool. Continue reading
Jun 01 Senate votes to avoid a default, sends debt ceiling bill to Biden By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome. Continue reading
Jun 01 Airbnb sues New York City over restrictions on short-term rentals By Associated Press Regulations that the city plans to begin enforcing next month would require owners to register with the mayor's office, disclose who else lives in the property, and promise to comply with zoning, construction and maintenance ordinances. Continue reading
Jun 01 $63 million awarded in trial against Miami commissioner accused of political retaliation By Associated Press Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo was found civilly liable Thursday of violating the First Amendment rights of Little Havana business owners William Fuller and Martin Pinilla. Continue reading
Jun 01 Families of transgender teens sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors By Associated Press Idaho is one of at least 20 states in recent years to enact such a ban. Most of them have been challenged in court. But the laws and cases are so new that there's not a clear trend yet on… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:10 Bill to raise federal debt ceiling awaits final passage in Senate By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Tommy Walters The deal to raise the federal debt ceiling is moving toward final passage in Congress. Pressure is on the Senate after the House approved the bill Wednesday night. It has to happen before the government's borrowing authority maxes out on… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 6:45 Prosecutors have audio of Trump discussing classified documents he kept, reports say By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz Federal prosecutors have a recording of former President Trump discussing a classified Pentagon document he kept after leaving office, multiple outlets report. In the 2021 recording, which the NewsHour has not independently verified, Trump says the document details a potential… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 11:08 Republican presidential candidates travel to key states as 2024 race heats up By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens With the summer campaign season in full swing, the Republican presidential hopefuls are criss-crossing early-voting states hoping to stand out in a growing field of candidates. Amna Nawaz discussed the candidates and voters with Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and… Continue watching
Jun 01 Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine support at European leaders’ summit in Moldova By Justin Spike, Raf Casert, Associated Press Zelenskyy said the best security guarantee for Ukraine was membership in NATO and the European Union, and that any proposed peace plans to end the 15-month-old war in his country could not take into account Russian concerns. Continue reading
Jun 01 Federal appeals court halts EPA effort to impose ‘good neighbor’ air pollution plan in Missouri By Jim Salter, Associated Press At issue is a "good neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act which requires states to submit a plan detailing how they'll address air pollution that can drift to neighboring states. Continue reading