U.S.
Economy added 943K jobs in July, but there are cautions
August 6, 2021July jobless rate for Black workers is still far higher than the rate for white workers.
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COVID Delta variant surges, putting jobs and lives on the line
August 6, 2021"If you aren’t going to help, at least get out of the way of the people who are trying to do the right thing."
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Infrastructure bill: What’s in and out and who almost sank it
August 5, 2021GOP “poison pill” almost killed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
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Pelosi kills Medicare For All bill for lack of votes
August 5, 2021“I don’t want my members to walk a plank on a vote that we ain’t gonna win.”
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CDC issues new eviction ban for most of U.S. through Oct. 3
August 4, 2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from progressives that it was allowing vulnerable renters to...
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