The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today the United States added 224,000 jobs in the month of June. Economists initially expected a much fewer 72,000 jobs to be added amidst an anticipated slow down of the current economic expansion. Economist’s final estimates for the month were 165,000 jobs added, still…
President Trump Enters North Korea; Meets with Chairman Kim Jong Un
July 1, 2019
This past weekend, United States President Donald Trump, along with South Korean President Moon, met with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un in North Korea. President Trump crossed the Korean demarcation line to enter North Korea, a move Chairman Kim said made Trump, “the first U.S. President to visit our…
Supreme Court Balks in Gerrymandering Case
June 27, 2019
Today, June 27, 2019, the United States Supreme Court balked at issuing a decision in their opinion for the gerrymandering case, Rucho V. Common Cause (1). The case focused on voters from North Carolina and Maryland who “filed suits challenging their States’ congressional districting maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders” (1).…
House of Representatives Passes Southern Border Crisis Funding Bill
June 26, 2019
Yesterday, June 25, 2019, the United States House of Representatives passed the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act”, in a party-line vote of 230-195 (1). The emergency funding will allocate “$4.5 billion… to federal departments and agencies for humanitarian assistance and security to…