Your Source for NPR News & Music
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
We are operating on low power due to some issues at our transmitter site. Our engineering staff is working on the issue.

Trump touts economy as job numbers drop and midterms approach

The Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Meanwhile, primaries this week further exposed divisions among Democrats about the direction of the party.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong and Deborah Becker speak with Darlene Superville, White House reporter for the Associated Press, and Scott Wong, senior congressional reporter for NBC News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

Related Stories