The nation’s employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target without causing a … Continued
The specter of Donald Trump regaining the presidency is casting a pall over California’s sunny presence at this week’s COP28 climate negotiations. Global admirers of California’s approach to climate policy are worried about what might happen if Trump wins and … Continued
In the middle of “Poor Things,” the new film from Oscar-nominated oddball auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, our heroine Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) toddles off on a solo adventure for the very first time. Wandering the streets of a pastel storybook Lisbon … Continued
How closely did you follow the local news this week? Take our quiz and find out! (Answers at the bottom) Sunday The theft of copper wires has been an issue in St. Paul. Now copper theft is expanding beyond street … Continued
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has enjoyed the upper hand in his cold war with progressives. Now that’s beginning to change. The political left is ready to pounce on the moderate mayor, emboldened by a new … Continued
Most politicians only want a few things for Christmas: to see a boost in their poll numbers, score some deep-pocketed donors, find some staffers who won’t jump ship in under 12 months and somehow get all those dogged POLITICO reporters … Continued