Jobless claims rise again to highest level since November
New applications for unemployment benefits rose slightly in the first month of August to the highest level since November, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. Jobless claims totaled 262,000 in the week ending Aug. 6, up 14,000 from the previous week’s revised total. Claims continue to hover around pre-pandemic levels, but they’ve risen in five out of the last six weeks. The four-week average of claims rose 4,500 to 252,000, according to the report. Economists are closely monitoring jobless cl
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to stalking, trying to 'kill and kidnap' Oklahoma Republican
An Oklahoma man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to threatening to kidnap and assault Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) and his wife as well as charges of cyberstalking. Keith Eisenberger, 39, entered a plea agreement after prosecutors said he called for Hern’s execution, threatened to kidnap him and his wife and angrily yelled at the congressman’s staff over the phone and in person at Hern's Washington, D.C., and Tulsa offices, according to court documents. “The U.S. Attorne
Read MoreAustin Tice's mother: Biden comments show he is 'ready to engage with Syria'
The mother of American journalist and former Marine Austin Tice said that President Biden’s recent remarks on her son’s detainment abroad show that the president is “ready to engage with Syria” on bringing her son back home. During an appearance on CNN's "New Day," host John Berman asked Tice’s mother, Debra Tice, about her reaction to Biden's latest call, urging Syrian officials to release her son from captivity in their country. Wednes
Read MoreGavin Newsom’s uncanny resemblance to Michael Dukakis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently visited Washington, saying he wanted to showcase “California’s vital national and global role.” He also bought TV time in Texas and Florida to attack those states’ Republican governors. T
Read MorePerry stresses he is not target of investigation after phone seizure
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) emphasized late Wednesday that he is not a target of an FBI investigation after agents confiscated his cell phone in the wake of a search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. “While that story blew up, I heard from my attorneys, who talked directly to the Department of Justice, who said that I, their client, am not a target of this investigation,” Perry told Brian Kilmeade on Fox News’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Perry, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus,
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