U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday that hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%, the Labor Department reported. When the department put out a disappointing jobs report a month ago, an enraged Trump responded by firing the economist in charge of compiling the numbers and nominating a loyalist to replace her.
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Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary cadre of European leaders with him to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia. The European political heavy-hitters coming Monday were left out of Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday in Alaska, and they’re looking to safeguard Ukraine and the continent from any widening aggression from Moscow.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is voicing concerns about the president's potential use of the National Guard to patrol the city's streets. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard. He says the plan will reduce crime and tackle homelessness in the city. The president exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in the District of Columbia. The city's crime rate has fallen in recent years. Bowser said in a press conference following Trump's announcement that the president's action is “unsettling and unprecedented” but not surprising.
ASSATEAGUE NATIONAL SEASHORE. -- Entrance fees at Assateague Island National Seashore could soon be increasing, but only for some visitors. A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump directs the Department of the Interior to raise national park fees specifically for foreign guests, while potentially reducing costs for American families.
ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. -- President Donald Trump's proposed budget could slash billions of dollars from NASA. There is growing concern on Virginia's Eastern Shore about what this could mean for Wallops Island.
A police officer has died from injuries resulting from the riot at the Capitol, bringing the death toll to five. Meanwhile, President Trump has issued a statement condemning the violence amid calls for his removal from office, and two more cabinet members have resigned.