Job Growth Was Overstated, New Data Shows

Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated.So-called benchmark revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an arm of the Department of Labor, have typically been small and attracted relatively little attention. But last year’s adjustment was

B Ben Casselman

Easing Unemployment Supports Fed Extending Pause on Rate Cuts

January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for longer than previously expected.The unemployment rate has become a focal point for the Federal Reserve, led by Jerome H. Powell, as it assesses the health of the labor mark

C Colby Smith

Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video

The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and the other five Democratic lawmakers had posted a video that enraged President Trump by reminding active-duty members of the military

A Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Michael S. Schmidt

Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms

A young aide behind social posts that echoed white supremacist messaging will help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department.Peyton Rollins, a new social media director at the Department of Homeland Security, has claimed credit for a huge banner with President Trump’s visage

E Evan Gorelick

Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat

J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to the special counsel Jack Smith, who led two prosecutions of President Trump, plans to seek election to a newly drawn district in Northern and Central Virginia.J.P. Cooney said the “biggest catalyst” for his decision to run was the killing of Alex Pretti by federal

A Annie Karni

U.S. Brings Dozens of Foreign Military Chiefs to Washington

The rare gathering focused on the Western Hemisphere underscored potential implications of the Trump administration’s “Donroe Doctrine.”Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, convened the meeting in Washington.

E Eric Schmitt

Iran’s Missile Program Tops Israel’s Concerns as Netanyahu Meets Trump

President Trump is focused on Iran’s nuclear program, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees a more immediate threat from Tehran’s rapid rebuilding of its ability to launch missiles at Israel.Israeli air defenses intercepting Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv during the military conflict last June.

M Mark Mazzetti

Portland Lawsuit Alleges Tear Gas Use by ICE Is a Health Threat

A novel lawsuit in Portland argues the chemicals are a health threat that have soaked into apartment walls, furniture and even children’s toys.An October incident outside an ICE facility in Portland, Ore. Residents across the street have sued over the use of tear gas.

H Hiroko Tabuchi

‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

In their first sit-down interview, Michael and Susan Pretti avoided recriminations and recalled the son that Michael called “an exceptionally kind, caring man.”“The truth is, he was an exceptionally kind, caring man,” Michael Pretti said of his son, Alex.

J Jack Healy

Donald Trump, Pagan King

The president is returning to an ancient world, before morality mattered and when human actions were governed only by power.

L Leighton Woodhouse

Paging Dr. Chatbot

We look at when you can trust A.I. with your health, and when you can’t.

S Sam Sifton