Sean Casten launches bid for House Financial Services chair

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Stable Labor Market Keeps Fed on Track to Raise Rates Gradually

The Federal Reserve decided against raising interest rates at its meeting last week, but it is widely expected to move again in December to help tame inflation.

US economy added 165,000 jobs in October, beating expectations

The U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate also decreased slightly to 4.1 percent, the BLS reported. Unemployment has been below 5 percent for more than five years, after soaring to nearly 15 percent in the early stages of the COVID-19...

Democrats rode rural frustration to Senate wins. Now farmers want results

Democrats flipped Senate seats in previously deep-red territory such as Kansas and Texas in part by criticizing Trump administration policies that helped create high diesel and beef costs. Now they're going to be under pressure to deliver for farmers, who want the party to put words into actions once they take control of the House...

‘Reignite Gillingham’s FA Cup love’ – Ainsworth’s passionate rallying cry

Gareth Ainsworth has issued a passionate FA Cup rallying cry to his Gillingham players.

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the week’s football fixtures and results here.

Markets tank after post-Election Day surge

Stocks nosedived Thursday, one day after rallying on the heels of Democrats’ resounding midterm victories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell and closed down by 1,833 points relative to the end of trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were respectively down by roughly 1,422...

Warren says populist economic messaging drove Democratic victories

Progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday chalked up Democrats’ resounding midterm victories to populist messaging on the economy. “Anyone seeking to understand the midterm’s lessons should start here: Democrats won by being populist economic fighters who were unafraid to call out the corrupt politicians and corporate interests who have rigged the system at the...

Jesse Watters: GOP coalition 'totally collapsed'

Fox News’s Jesse Watters said Wednesday the Republicans’ election coalition fell apart in this year’s midterms, with Democrats winning both the House and Senate. “If you're going to make people who are young, struggling, living paycheck to paycheck, have to pay more for stuff and make it harder for them to climb the ladder, it's...

Pritzker: Raising minimum wage an 'easy way' for Democrats to start in new Congress

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Wednesday that Democrats should pass legislation to raise the federal minimum wage on the heels of their midterm victories.  “Well, there’s an easy way to start. Let’s raise the minimum wage in the United States,” Pritzker told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, when she asked what Democrats in Congress should focus...

House Democrat: 'We're going to have one hell of a donnybrook over ending these tariffs'

Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) said Wednesday that there is going to be a tough battle to end President Trump’s tariffs when Democrats take over Congress. “The president's policies, without any resistance from the Republicans, have directly led to increasing prices. Life is much less affordable under this president, starting with these tariffs,” Stanton told NewsNation’s...