business
U.S. GDP growth slowed to 1.5% as consumer spending rebounded
The advance estimate showed stronger household spending and fixed investment, while government spending fell and price growth accelerated.
data report
Metro unemployment split nearly evenly in June as payroll growth stayed rare
Jobless rates rose from a year earlier in 184 metro areas and fell in 178, while only 15 posted statistically significant payroll gains.
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GAO finds 22 legal-fee awards at Labor Department and NLRB, none at EEOC
The two agencies reported nearly $1 million in Equal Access to Justice Act awards from fiscal years 2019 through 2025.
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White House expands AI data-center ratepayer pledge, but enforcement remains the central question
The administration says more than 200 organizations now participate in a voluntary framework intended to keep data-center infrastructure costs off ordinary electric bills.
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House passes Iran war-powers resolution; Senate blocks separate measure hours later
Four Republicans joined every voting Democrat in the House, while the Senate rejected a procedural motion on a separate joint resolution 47-49.
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Senate Democrats reintroduce proposal for regular Supreme Court appointments and 18-year active terms
The draft would limit appellate cases to the nine most recently appointed justices while allowing other justices to retain office and perform narrower duties.
executive action
Trump administration imposes new tariffs on imports from 60 economies
The Section 301 duties took effect July 24, generally at 10% or 12.5%, with product exemptions and special calculations for several major trading partners.
executive action
Trump orders agencies to pressure Smithsonian and install warning signs outside museum
The executive order directs federal officials to use available funding, contract and property authorities and calls for temporary signs on approaches to the National Museum of American History.
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What Congress’s Iran war-powers votes can - and cannot - do
The House approved a concurrent resolution and the Senate blocked a separate joint resolution. Neither event alone ends military operations.
explainer
What Section 301 is, and why it matters for the new tariff regime
The 1974 trade law gives USTR a process for investigating foreign practices and imposing a response, but it does not make every tariff immune from scrutiny.
explainer
Who actually controls the Smithsonian?
The institution receives federal money and includes national officeholders on its board, but it is not a normal executive agency under direct presidential control.
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vote report
House passes Iran war-powers resolution; Senate blocks separate measure hours later
Four Republicans joined every voting Democrat in the House, while the Senate rejected a procedural motion on a separate joint resolution 47-49.
news report
Senate Democrats reintroduce proposal for regular Supreme Court appointments and 18-year active terms
The draft would limit appellate cases to the nine most recently appointed justices while allowing other justices to retain office and perform narrower duties.
executive action
Trump orders agencies to pressure Smithsonian and install warning signs outside museum
The executive order directs federal officials to use available funding, contract and property authorities and calls for temporary signs on approaches to the National Museum of American History.
explainer
What Congress’s Iran war-powers votes can - and cannot - do
The House approved a concurrent resolution and the Senate blocked a separate joint resolution. Neither event alone ends military operations.
explainer
Who actually controls the Smithsonian?
The institution receives federal money and includes national officeholders on its board, but it is not a normal executive agency under direct presidential control.
Economy & technology
Business
data report
U.S. GDP growth slowed to 1.5% as consumer spending rebounded
The advance estimate showed stronger household spending and fixed investment, while government spending fell and price growth accelerated.
data report
Metro unemployment split nearly evenly in June as payroll growth stayed rare
Jobless rates rose from a year earlier in 184 metro areas and fell in 178, while only 15 posted statistically significant payroll gains.
data report
GAO finds 22 legal-fee awards at Labor Department and NLRB, none at EEOC
The two agencies reported nearly $1 million in Equal Access to Justice Act awards from fiscal years 2019 through 2025.
analysis
White House expands AI data-center ratepayer pledge, but enforcement remains the central question
The administration says more than 200 organizations now participate in a voluntary framework intended to keep data-center infrastructure costs off ordinary electric bills.
executive action
Trump administration imposes new tariffs on imports from 60 economies
The Section 301 duties took effect July 24, generally at 10% or 12.5%, with product exemptions and special calculations for several major trading partners.
explainer
What Section 301 is, and why it matters for the new tariff regime
The 1974 trade law gives USTR a process for investigating foreign practices and imposing a response, but it does not make every tariff immune from scrutiny.
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explainer
What Congress’s Iran war-powers votes can - and cannot - do
The House approved a concurrent resolution and the Senate blocked a separate joint resolution. Neither event alone ends military operations.
explainer
What Section 301 is, and why it matters for the new tariff regime
The 1974 trade law gives USTR a process for investigating foreign practices and imposing a response, but it does not make every tariff immune from scrutiny.
explainer
Who actually controls the Smithsonian?
The institution receives federal money and includes national officeholders on its board, but it is not a normal executive agency under direct presidential control.