The drop clearly put the president on the defensive after he has said repeatedly that the booming job market means the U.S. can withstand inflation at a 40-year high.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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Supreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico
A Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Warren calls McCarthy a ‘liar’ and ‘traitor’ over Jan. 6 tape
Democrats point to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s recorded comments as proof that lawmakers at the highest levels privately acknowledge Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection yet continue to defend him in public.
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Ukraine official: Zelensky meets top-level U.S. delegation
The meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin came as Ukraine pressed the West for more powerful weapons.
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French election: Macron in pole position, Le Pen racing hard
A Macron victory in this vote would make him the first French president in 20 years to win a second term.
Posted inBusiness
Tax Day laggards: Consider filing for extension if in a rush
‘You’re much better off extending than amending,’ say Nina Tross at the National Society of Tax Professionals.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
Palestinian medical officials say 17 people have been wounded in clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem.
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Trump aide Stephen Miller speaks to Jan. 6 panel
Miller is the latest in a series of sit-downs the committee has scored with those in Trump’s inner circle as lawmakers move closer to the former president.
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Kremlin crackdown silences war protests, from benign to bold
Hundreds of Russians are facing charges for speaking out against the war in Ukraine since a law was passed last month that criminalizes the spread of ‘false information’ about the invasion and disparaging the military.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Pfizer to seek COVID booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds
U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose.