What the Unemployment Rate Isn’t Telling Us
The latest job report shows that unemployment remains steady, but it’s not telling the full story. Lydia DePillis, economy reporter for The New York Times, explains how low job growth is being offset by the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.Read More
Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II
As he signed an order recognizing the Defense Department as the “Department of War,” President Trump said that the country “could have won every war, but we really chose to be very politically correct.”Read More
When Congress Should Be Notified About National Security Operations, Explained
The Trump administration failed to tell lawmakers about a 2019 SEAL Team 6 incursion into North Korean territory that went awry.Read More
How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together
Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.Read More
A Revived Focus on an Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism
Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection.Read More
Federal Report on Drinking Is Withdrawn
The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.Read More
Abrego Garcia Now Facing Shifting Threats of Deportation
A court had ruled that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia could not be sent back to his homeland, but now the administration sees a loophole. On Friday, Mr. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers were told that he would be sent to the small African nation of Eswatini.Read More
A Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean: What to Know
The United States has deployed eight warships, several surveillance planes and one attack submarine to the region as tensions with Venezuela grow.Read More
U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say
Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare.Read More
Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy
After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.Read More