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AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - After a year of whiplash, U.S. jobs market is stabilizing

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios The U.S. labor market has found its footing: A yearlong pattern of whipsawing between job gains and losses is finally breaking, a sign that stabilization is taking hold. Why it matters: The labor market is holding up despite a wall of headwinds, including an energy shock stemming from the Iran war and the uncertainty that comes with the conflict. So far, the damage that was expected to ripple through hiring simply hasn't shown up. - But this isn't the gangbusters hiring environment of 2022. It's something steadier and possibly more fragile, with warning signs in the underlying data. - Still, the firming evident in a range of data lessens the chances for further interest rate cuts…

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios The U.S. labor market has found its footing: A yearlong pattern of whipsawing between job gains and losses is finally breaking, a sign that stabilization is taking hold. Why it matters: The labor market is holding up despite a wall of headwinds, including an energy shock stemming from the Iran war and the uncertainty that comes with the conflict. So far, the damage that was expected to ripple through hiring simply hasn't shown up. - But this isn't the gangbusters hiring environment of 2022. It's something steadier and possibly more fragile, with warning signs in the underlying data. - Still, the firming evident in a range of data lessens the chances for further interest rate cuts…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - VA Supreme Court Strikes Down Dem Gerrymandering Referendum

State of the Union: The decision could take as many as four seats away from Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. The post VA Supreme Court Strikes Down Dem Gerrymandering Referendum appeared first on The American Conservative .

The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Tuesday that the procedure state Democrats used to hold a referendum allowing the state government to draw a new congressional map was unconstitutional. The new map could have added as many as four seats to the Democratic delegation in the upcoming midterm elections. The court’s 4–3 decision was based on the state constitution’s stipulation that constitutional amendments go through a lengthy process including multiple votes in the state legislature and an intervening election. The court held that this process had not been complied with. Writing for the court, Justice D. Arthur Kelsey stated that “the Commonwealth submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to Virginia voters in an…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Tim Burchett demands jailtime after state Rep. Justin Pearson confronts Tennessee troopers | RISING

Rep. Tim Burchett (R - Tenn.) calls for the arrest of Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D - Memphis) after Pearson's profanity-laced confrontation with troopers in the state capitol building. The confrontation followed a vote to re-draw Tennessee's congressional maps in Republicans' favor. #Tennessee #TimBurchett #JustinPearson #Redistricting About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of…

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - AOC criticized by right for saying you can’t earn a billion dollars without exploitation | RISING

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D - N.Y.) takes flak from the finance industry after alleging in a podcast appearance that billionaires have created a 'myth' that a person can earn a billion dollars without exploitation. #AOC #Billionaire #Myth #JoeLonsdale About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most…