Federal Officers Hit Portland Mayor With Tear Gas  —  Mayor Ted Wheeler denounced federal officers for an “egregious overreaction.”  Some protesters mocked him, recalling the city police's use of tear gas on demonstrators.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler …

Amid a tense meeting with protesters, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tear-gassed by federal agents  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — Mayor Ted Wheeler choked on tear gas late Wednesday as he stood outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, where federal agents set off explosives and fired chemicals into a crowd of hundreds.

Weekly claims turn higher as coronavirus jobs crisis continues  — The Labor Department said Thursday initial jobless claims came in at 1.416 million for the week ending July 18.  — Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a print of 1.3 million.  — That marks the 18th straight week …

GOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through December  — Republicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance through the end of the year at a drastically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week.

U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Rose to 1.4 Million Last Week  —  Data suggests labor market's recovery could be cooling because of an uptick in coronavirus cases  —  Filings for weekly unemployment benefits rose for the first time in nearly four months as some states rolled back reopenings because of the coronavirus pandemic.

New unemployment claims rose last week to 1.4M, ending months of declines  —  Unemployment claims rose to 1.4 million last week, up about 100,000 from the week before, the Labor Department reported, ending 15 weeks of consecutive declines in new applications.

Passing a new stimulus measure should not be that hard  —  The congressional debate over the next stimulus measure should be fought along the normal lines.  It is almost reassuring that Democrats want more spending, Republicans less.  Despite COVID-19, at least some things stay the same.