Employers added 339,000 jobs in May as labor market stays durable

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The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding 339,000 jobs.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The stronger hiring demonstrates the job market’s resilience after more than a year of rapid interest rate increases by the Fed.

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VERBATIM: The number is well above expectations and evidence of strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is continuously trying to cool. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from a five-decade low of 3.4% in April. Many industries, from construction to restaurants to health care, are still adding jobs to keep up with consumer demand and restore their workforces to pre-pandemic levels.

Trump campaign welcomes growing GOP presidential field

The growing GOP presidential field is seen as good news for the front runner — Donald Trump.
Three more Republicans will join the 2024 race for the White House this week: Chris Christie, Mike Pence, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. This week’s announcements will bring to 10 the number of declared GOP candidates. Former President Trump and his team have long believed the more candidates who enter the primary contest, the better for Trump. They’re operating under the assumption that no other candidate will be able to consolidate enough of the anti-Trump vote to take him down.

DOJ Concludes Probe Into Pence Classified Documents with No Charges

Former President Trump Kicks Off Campaign Events

The former President is kicking off his 2024 campaign with two stops along the East Coast. More from Correspondent Bernie Bennett.

Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with a stop Saturday in New Hampshire before heading to South Carolina, appearances in early-voting states marking the first campaign events since announcing his latest run more than two months ago.

Those states hold two of the party’s first three nominating contests, giving them enormous power in selecting the nominee.

Mr. Trump and his allies hope the events will offer a show of force behind the former president after a sluggish start to his campaign. In recent weeks, his backers have reached out to political operatives and elected officials to secure support for Mr. Trump at a critical point when other Republicans are preparing their own expected challenges.

Bernie Bennett reporting.

Another religious freedom battle — this one in Minnesota

Another religious freedom battle — this one in Minnesota

VERBATIM: Despite several recent Supreme Court rulings that found government cannot treat religious institutions WORSE than everybody else, Minnesota lawmakers has passed a bill that bars Christian schools from a program that helps high school students earn college credit at no cost. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is taking the state to court, stating that the new restriction is “not only patently anti-religious; it is also against the law.” Michael Harrington, SRN News.

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