millions fret as Republicans threaten to halt $600 weekly lifesaver

If Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have their way, roughly a week from now, the US will swap an imagined economic problem for a predictably devastating one, economists have warned.…

Weekly unemployment claims drop, but jobs not yet recovered

Updated 5:23 pm PDT, Thursday, July 23, 2020 New weekly claims for unemployment insurance in Washington state decreased last week, but that’s probably not a sign of real recovery for the…