Business & Economy
U.S. job market ends a woeful year on another discouraging note
If this is “the greatest economy in the history of our country,” as Donald Trump recently insisted, why has job growth slowed to a 16-year low?
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Everyone is talking about affordability — and making the same mistake
Focusing on just prices misses the bigger picture.
Heidi Shierholz
Howard Lutnick threatens EU countries to back off Big Tech
Plus Trump Mobile on hold, Meta fights fresh new legal claims, and Coinbase’s COO makes an eye-popping admission in this week’s Tech Drop.
Why manufacturing jobs have declined under Trump’s second term
The most recent jobs report showed a fifth straight month of decline.
Stephanie Ruhle: Will Trump throw a lifeline to Big Tech at the expense of taxpayers?
In 2008, the government bailed out the U.S.’ biggest banks. “What is stopping Trump from doing the same thing if the AI bubble bursts?” Ruhle asked.
Leading MAGA voices groan after Trump renews push to ban state AI regulations
A ban on states regulating AI is deeply unpopular and exposes the hypocrisy of the president’s position on states’ rights in other areas.
Airlines shut down mysterious program that allowed warrantless snooping
Plus, Obama’s Twitter hacker faces a huge penalty, PBS nets a partial victory, churchgoers are turning to AI and more, all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.
Trump’s 50-year mortgage plan is a classic administration ‘solution.’ That’s the problem.
Letting homebuyers opt for a longer mortgage won’t make any homes cheaper.
America’s housing crisis isn’t an accident — it’s by design
Housing in America is no longer designed for people, it’s designed for portfolios — and Trump and Republicans appear to want to keep it that way.
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The false savings and damage done by DOGE
Trump White House tries to spin sluggish 2025 jobs numbers
NYC Mayor Mamdani calls for accountability for ICE killing of Minneapolis mom
