Wiles Baffles Washington With Unvarnished Honesty, GOP Gives Up on Fixing Health-Care Mess, Fox Gets Stuck in Fence - Washingtonian
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Wiles Baffles Washington With Unvarnished Honesty, GOP Gives Up on Fixing Health-Care Mess, Fox Gets Stuck in Fence - Washingtonian
"The chill's grip on us finally loosens today, as cold temperatures this morning yield to a high around 50 by mid-afternoon. A low near 30 overnight. You can find me on Bluesky, I'm @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there's a link to my email address below. This roundup is available as a morning email newsletter. Sign up here. I can't stop listening to: Taisha Estrada, " El Abstracto ." This Puerto Rico-born DC-area artist has an astonishingly beautiful singing voice."
"Dark clouds: The US unemployment rate and wage growth hit their lowest point in four years last month. ( CNN) White-collar workers are "hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of artificial intelligence and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed." ( WSJ) The White House portrayed the dunning jobs report as a sign of progress. ( NYT)"
Cold morning gives way to a milder day with highs near 50°F and an overnight low near 30°F. Contact details include Bluesky and Signal handles and an email link; a daily newsletter and curated playlists on Spotify and Apple Music are available. Music recommendation highlights Taisha Estrada's "El Abstracto" and a benefit performance. National developments include President Trump's deployment near Venezuela described as a large armada and a clarified limited blockade, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's refusal to release strike footage, an expansion of travel bans to 20 countries, and a jobs report showing four-year lows in unemployment and wage growth alongside white-collar job insecurity.
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