Washington is experiencing a surge in tourism ahead of Independence Day as visitors from across the country head to the capital during America’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Hotel bookings for the July Fourth holiday are up 17.1% from last year, according to CoStar data shared with Axios. Marriott also expects strong demand across its Washington-area properties, […]
With wildfires raging across the western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks just as the nation gears up for one of its biggest Fourth of July celebrations in decades.
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If President Donald Trump was hoping for a good jobs report to boost his party's spirits, he didn't get it.As the latest survey results came in, economic reporters and other observers were quick to note that, while not every figure in the report was bad, it was well below what Wall Street had been hoping for."A disappointing jobs report," wrote Navy Federal Credit Union chief economist Heather Long on X. "The US economy added 57,000 jobs in June (below expectations of 115k). Hospitality jobs decline by -61k. Plus, April and May were revised lower by -74,000. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2% --> the lowest in a year, but mainly due to a big drop in people job hunting." Also rough, she noted, is that "Wages aren’t keeping up with inflation," only rising 3.5 percent vs 4 percent price increases.As the far-right financial site Zero Hedge put more bluntly, "The jobs print was below all but one forecasts."Wall Street Journal chief economic correspondent Nick Timiraos wrote, "The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June and revisions subtracted a combined 74,000 jobs from the previously reported figures for May and April. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%. Leisure and hospitality employment declined by 61,000 in June."Industry analyst account The Kobeissi Letter noted that "The unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, below expectations of 4.3%," but that "May's jobs number was also revised down by -43,000 jobs. The labor market remains in a volatile situation."
Federal prosecutors to focus on issue despite court backing constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. Plus: Greek priest whose metal music has become cult smashGood morning.The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, has said federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will focus on combating so-called “birth tourism” – which involves tourists, temporary visitors, or undocumented immigrants traveling to the US primarily to give birth and and secure birthright citizenship for their children.What did Blanche say? “There’s other things … the federal government can do in the visa process, and the application process, to try to minimize or limit the opportunity of folks coming here not to visit, and not to do what they’re saying they’re doing on the tourist visa, but just to have a baby that can then be a US citizen. What we have to do as Department of Justice is make sure our agents … and the FBI are focused on stopping that.” Continue reading...
Page Six reported in April that the Fanatics boss was moving his annual, star-studded event at his Hamptons home this year to July 1.
“It happened so quick. A fun day of friends turns into a nightmare,” the girl's grieving mother said.
California county’s planned America 250 celebration for the Fourth of July ignited backlash after Democrats added equity rules for sponsors and DEI programming, while America's founding is sidelined.
