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AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - The office job decline may solve a mystery of the 2020s economy

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Note: "White-collar core" includes finance, insurance, information, and professional and business services; Chart: Axios Visuals Usually, when the economy grows, so does employment in the kinds of office jobs that form the backbone of modern corporate life. It hasn't been true lately, and that may solve a key mystery of the 2020s' economy. The big picture: While overall employment trends have been steady, companies have successfully squeezed more out of a falling number of workers in the sectors that are the major sources of white-collar office jobs. - These sectors — finance, insurance, information, and professional and business services — normally add jobs steadily outside of recessions. In the last…

WAR (David Vergun) - Senior Enlisted Advisor to Chairman Testifies on Quality of Life

Warfighters are the foundation of War Department lethality, said Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom, who testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee on service member and family quality of life.

NYTIMES (Billy Witz) - Youngstown, Ohio, Has Been Freezing Because of a Broken Utility

An insolvent, broken utility left downtown buildings in Youngstown freezing in recent weeks. Gov. Mike DeWine has attributed the problems to an archaic system.

NYTIMES (Theodore Schleifer and Shane Goldmacher) - Crypto Super PAC Targets Al Green, a Texas Democrat Who Voiced Concerns

A crypto-backed super PAC plans to spend $1.5 million against Mr. Green, a member of the House Financial Services Committee who has expressed concerns about cryptocurrency.

NYTIMES (Ellen Gabler) - Senate Questions Health Care Firm for Profiting Off Program Meant for Poor

The program was meant to help hospitals provide for poor patients by offering drug savings. But critics say a Texas company has turned it into a big business, driving up costs for patients and insurers.

NYTIMES (Ana Swanson and Sydney Ember) - Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims

Research from the New York Fed confirms that U.S. companies and consumers are bearing tariff costs, despite the president’s assertions otherwise.

NYTIMES (Patricia Cohen and Adam Satariano) - Trump’s Disdain for Borders Is Triggering Alarms Over Financial and Tech Sovereignty

European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.

JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Nebraska to give voter data to Justice Department after state Supreme Court ruling

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen's office will upload the information electronically to the DOJ, and will include a request that privacy laws be observed

JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump defends Bondi after contentious House hearing

Trump, for his part, insisted that the Epstein issue was driven largely by his political opponents, seeking to distract from favorable economic data.