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PASADENA, CA - MAY 14: Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los Angeles Career Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 14, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Nineteen exhibitors offer job and educational opportunities as well as advice from the Board of Equalization at the event that is open to the general public. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Jobs Report Reflects Swamp Drain, Tariff Debate Heats Up

Voters put President Trump in office to, in part, cut government waste and drain the swamp, and today’s jobs report may be reflecting that.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a resale clothing shop on June 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Today’s U.S. labor report shows that employers added 339,000 jobs in May with sectors including construction, healthcare, business services and transportation adding jobs with wages showing 4.3 percent growth over the same period last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Jobless Claims Data Mixed: Dale Smothers Weighs In On Economic Impact

The latest jobless claims data is out, and while the headlines may try to spin it in different directions, the reality is more complicated.

A demonstrator holds a Congolese national flag during a protest in front of the Embassy of Rwanda in Brussels, on February 8, 2025, against Rwandan-backed armed group M23 offensives in eastern DR Congo that has left thousands dead and displaced. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images)

Congo Seeks U.S. Support for Critical Mineral Deal

The race for rare earths intensifies as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) makes a bold move, reportedly offering its vast mineral resources to the U.S. and Europe to stabilize a region plagued by conflict.

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. "You're not acting at all thankful. It's not a nice thing," Trump said. "It's going to be very hard to do business like this," he added. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Inflation Cools, But Trump-Zelenskyy Exchange Heats Up at the White House

Inflation is easing.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: The U.S. Capitol Dome is seen as House Republicans continue to search for a Speaker of the House in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the GOP conference met for a closed-door vote to select their nominee for Speaker of the House to succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted on October 4 in a move led by a small group of conservative members of his own party. The Republicans nominated Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) today but he has already dropped out of the running after it became clear he could not secure enough votes to be elected Speaker. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

‘Defund PBS & NPR’ Campaign Hits Capitol Hill

The Media Research Center has launched a “Defund PBS & NPR” campaign, rolling out mobile billboards around Capitol Hill to push the message that taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund what they call left-wing propaganda.

394877 03: A woman walks past a store closing sign September 24, 2001 in Times Square in New York City. While the economy in New York and the rest of the nation had been showing signs of recession before September 11, the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York has further affected the economy by scaring away tourists and closing some businesses in lower Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Gross Domestic Product: Economy Grows 2.3%

The economy grew at 2.3% last quarter, meeting expectations but slower than the previous quarter’s 3.1%. Consumer and government spending helped maintain growth, but business investment took a hit.