Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s repeated boasts about California’s economy ranking fourth in the world, the state is struggling to provide jobs for its residents. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, California had the highest unemployment rate in the nation in August at 5.5%, a figure unchanged from July. The Golden State is one of only a handful of states with an unemployment rate above 5%, well above the national average of 4.3%.
The Trump administration is touting a major economic resurgence as a result of its renewed pro-growth, pro-energy, and pro-investment agenda. At a press conference this week, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted key indicators showing that the U.S. economy is rebounding strongly under President Donald Trump’s leadership—just months after he returned to office.
The White House is calling for an immediate investigation after a reported security breach at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday morning, where an escalator carrying President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump suddenly stopped while they were ascending. The incident, which took place in a heavily secured area of the UN building, has raised serious concerns within the Secret Service and the administration about potential intentional interference by UN personnel.
Signature gatherers for Let’s Go Washington (LGW), a conservative political action committee backing initiatives on parental rights and protections for girls in sports, faced a series of coordinated attacks this week, according to LGW officials. Within just two days of launching their campaigns, gatherers reported theft, intimidation, and threats in at least three separate incidents across Washington.
Former Vice President Al Gore has unveiled a global expansion of his satellite-based pollution tracking system to monitor deadly soot emissions down to the neighborhood level. The initiative, part of his Climate TRACE coalition, now includes real-time tracking of particulate pollution in 2,500 cities worldwide—marking a dramatic leap in environmental surveillance capabilities.
Violet Affleck, the 19-year-old daughter of actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, addressed the United Nations on Tuesday, calling for the immediate reinstatement of universal mask mandates and declaring filtered indoor air a global human right. Speaking at the U.N. event Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action, the Yale freshman appeared masked and wearing goggles, warning attendees that the world had abandoned protective measures against COVID-19 too quickly.
