U.S. employers added a surprising 172,000 jobs in May as the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of rising costs from the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Friday that job growth was down slightly last month from a revised 179,000 in April. The unemployment rate staye… Read moreEmployers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House. The Friday morning passage came after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill. Senators … Read moreSenate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump's settlement fund

Senate Republicans are working toward passage of legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies. The action in the Senate Thursday included a vote to turn aside a Democratic effort to permanently block Trump from creating a $1.776 billion settlement fund to all… Read moreRepublicans debate limits on $1.8B Trump settlement in late-night Senate session

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time. That's according to a person familiar with the matter. The de… Read moreEx-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source

Hezbollah has rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government and demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal. Thursday's announcement came as local authorities said Israeli strikes killed at least four people. A U.N. peacekeeper was also killed in the crossfire… Read moreHezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon