U.S. unemployment rate remains at pandemic low of 3.6 percent
U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, capping a year of solid growth, adding more fuel to an already robust recovery. The unemployment rate remained steady at a pandemic low of 3.6 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. The labor market has added more than 6.5 million jobs in the past year and is on pace to return to pre-pandemic levels this summer, although economists say there are signs that this record streak of employment gains is beginning to moderate. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images)
Karine Jean-Pierre To Become White House Press Secretary, The First Black And Out LGBTQ Person In The Role
Karine Jean-Pierre will become the new White House press secretary when Jen Psaki departs her role next week, President Joe Biden announced in a statement Thursday, becoming the first Black and out LGBTQ person to hold the position. Jean-Pierre currently serves as the White House’s principal deputy press secretary. Continue reading at Seattle Medium. (CNN)
Bill Classifying Abortion as Homicide Is Advanced by Louisiana Lawmakers
The State Legislature in Louisiana advanced a proposal this week that would classify abortion as homicide, going further than anti-abortion measures in other states by making it possible for prosecutors to bring criminal cases against women who end a pregnancy. The measure was approved, 7 to 2, by a committee in the State House of Representatives, energized by a leaked draft of an opinion indicating that a majority of Supreme Court justices would vote in favor of overturning the constitutional right to abortion. Continue reading at New York Times. (Francois Picard/Agence France-Presse — Getty Image)
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