The budget cut math is looking tricky for Republicans

Numbers crunched by the Congressional Budget Office show that Republicans are unlikely to meet their cost-cutting goals without finding savings in health insurance programs that serve about 80 million low-income Americans and children.

The number of jobless claims last week fell by 21,000, which is good news. But signs suggest that job growth last month may have fallen, according to payroll company ADP. Then, there’s of course the federal layoffs. Let’s discuss with Lauren Saidel-Baker, an economist at ITR Economics.

A 2024 study from Pew found that nearly half of U.S. teenagers are online “almost constantly.” The risks and rules that come with being a kid on social media are the subject of a new series launching this week on “Marketplace Tech,” called  “The Infinite Scroll.”