Outside the Beltway

May’s jobs report was stronger than the previous two months, but not entirely great.

Donald Trump chose to mark Memorial Day by talking about himself.

The Federal Reserve sees the economy staying relatively the same for the foreseeable future, which is both a good and bad thing.

In an election that pretty much everyone agrees was illegitimate, Nicolás Maduro has won a second term as Venezuela’s President.

The unemployment rate hit a point unseen since Bill Clinton was President in April, but jobs and wage growth remain tepid at best.

March’s Jobs Report fell far short of expectations.

It is a fair question. But judging the Trump administration on tax cuts, Gorsuch, and the DJIA is to ignore a lot of profound problems.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

Congress seems likely to pass a budget deal today that will massively increase spending, putting to rest once and for all the rank hypocrisy of Republicans when it comes to claims that they are “fiscally conservative.”

Donald Trump spent much of the past year touting the rising stock market, now he’s getting a lesson in reality.

The first jobs report for 2018 beat expectation slightly, but the most positive signs came in the underlying data on wages.

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

The recent cooling of relations between North and South Korea has led to some talk of eventual reunification, but for many South Koreans that idea is a non-starter.

President Trump and his supporters like to claim that the economy has been booming since he became President. A look at the numbers reveals that this is not the case.

One year after his Inauguration, Donald Trump is the most unpopular new President since the invention of modern polling. However, his numbers are generally the same that they’ve been for some time now.

Contrary to expectations, jobs growth in December was relatively modest.

November’s Jobs Report was stronger than expected, but there are several caveats to keep in mind.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

The Supreme Court held oral argument in a case that pits First Amendment rights against the rights of LGBT Americans.

After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

The Jobs Market bounces back in October, but the numbers are far from impressive.

President Trump has selected Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

A very weak jobs report thanks mostly to the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes.

Some interesting statistics.

Previewing the next term of the Supreme Court, which starts today.

President Trump likes to take credit for the state of the economy, but the truth is that things are actually doing slightly worse under his Administration than they were under his predecessor.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

After two days, President Trump finally found the words to condemn the parties responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, but his remarks were far too little, far too late.

Plus some comparisons of Trump/Obama and Trump/Bill Clinton.

July’s jobs report beat expectations, but the underlying numbers aren’t entirely positive either.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

New polling indicates that the Affordable Care Act has gained in popularity with the American public, while Republican reform efforts are viewed overwhelmingly negatively.

The June Jobs Report was significantly better than what we saw in May but on the whole not different from what we’ve seen for the last three years or so.

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Colorado baker in a case that will determine if claims of religious liberty and free expression outweigh the application of generally applicable laws against discrimination.

The political party formed by French President Emmanuel Macron just about a year ago scored big wins in yesterday’s first round of legislative elections.

Puerto Rican voters voted overwhelmingly for statehood yesterday in a referendum whose legitimacy is being questioned due to boycotts by opposition parties.

May’s Jobs Report was mediocre, suggesting that the economy may be stagnating.

Musings on the costs of college.

Centrist candidate Emmanuelle Macron scored a decisive win over the far-right Marine Le Pen in today’s runoff round of the French Presidential election.

The Jobs Report for April showed much-improved numbers from the disappointment in March.

After starting the year with two good months, the jobs report for March was quite disappointing.

So far, there’s no sign that Donald Trump is having much of an impact on the economy.

It may well be that the 25th Amendment, not the impeachment clause, will be his undoing.

For only the third time since the Great Recession ended, the Federal Reserve Board has raised interest rates.

The first Jobs Report for the first full month of the Trump Presidency is out, but it’s nothing to write home about.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellin hinted strongly today that we’re likely to see another interest rate increase this month.

Budget hawks in the GOP face a showdown with Donald Trump’s spending ambitions this year that will likely decide whether we’ll ever get spending under control.