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

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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.

‘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...

Sean Casten launches bid for House Financial Services chair

Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) has formally launched a bid to chair the House Financial Services Committee, setting up a challenge to the panel's longtime Democratic leader, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). In a letter to his Democratic colleagues Thursday, Casten asked for their support as he seeks the gavel in the new Congress. Democrats are set...

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...

Gillingham midfielder back in contention for FA Cup clash

Manager Gareth Ainsworth has welcomed the return of one of his “star signings of the summer” as Gillingham prepare for their FA Cup clash.

JetBlue raises checked-bag fee again to 'help offset' operating costs

Less than a year after raising its checked-bag fees, JetBlue is once again increasing those same charges for most travelers.