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AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Employers are hiring less but paying more

Private employment data suggests that the labor market might be tighter than the headline hiring numbers alone suggest, with worker pay accelerating alongside lackluster jobs growth. Why it matters: Employers are pulling back on hiring as they navigate an uncertain economic outlook, but supply constraints continue to limit the pool of available workers in some industries. - That's helping speed up pay growth — a boon for workers in industries like construction and health care, where employers are still competing for scarce labor. - But the labor market is becoming increasingly uneven: While employers in some sectors are paying up to attract workers, others are more cautious about hiring as they contend with geopolitical uncertainty,…

Private employment data suggests that the labor market might be tighter than the headline hiring numbers alone suggest, with worker pay accelerating alongside lackluster jobs growth. Why it matters: Employers are pulling back on hiring as they navigate an uncertain economic outlook, but supply constraints continue to limit the pool of available workers in some industries. - That's helping speed up pay growth — a boon for workers in industries like construction and health care, where employers are still competing for scarce labor. - But the labor market is becoming increasingly uneven: While employers in some sectors are paying up to attract workers, others are more cautious about hiring as they contend with geopolitical uncertainty,…Open

NPR (Terry Gross) - How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.Open

AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - DOJ's voter roll crusade hits a courthouse wall

Federal judges, appointed by both Democrats and Republicans, have handed the Justice Department a steady stream of losses in the administration's attempt to obtain sensitive voter information. Why it matters: The DOJ has sued 30 U.S. states, as well as D.C., for rebuffing its demands, all to back President Trump 's efforts to reshape voting after years of spreading unproven claims of massive fraud. The latest: U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer, a George W. Bush appointee, sided with Colorado in dismissing the DOJ's case against the Democratic secretary of state with prejudice Monday. - The administration argued that provisions in the Civil Rights Act of 1960 gave the attorney general "sweeping power" to obtain the sought-after…

Federal judges, appointed by both Democrats and Republicans, have handed the Justice Department a steady stream of losses in the administration's attempt to obtain sensitive voter information. Why it matters: The DOJ has sued 30 U.S. states, as well as D.C., for rebuffing its demands, all to back President Trump 's efforts to reshape voting after years of spreading unproven claims of massive fraud. The latest: U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer, a George W. Bush appointee, sided with Colorado in dismissing the DOJ's case against the Democratic secretary of state with prejudice Monday. - The administration argued that provisions in the Civil Rights Act of 1960 gave the attorney general "sweeping power" to obtain the sought-after…Open

NPR (Carrie Johnson) - Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot

A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.

A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.Open

NPR (Eric McDaniel) - Despite political headwinds, Republicans have some structural advantages in midterms

While Republicans face political headwinds in this fall's midterm elections, the party also maintains important structural advantages that could help them preserve their majorities in Congress.

While Republicans face political headwinds in this fall's midterm elections, the party also maintains important structural advantages that could help them preserve their majorities in Congress.Open