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July jobs report may show growing impact of Trump's immigration crackdown |
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is taking a growing toll on a weakening labor market, economists say. |
The numbers: Forecasters estimate the Labor Department on Friday will report the U.S. gained 109,000 jobs in July, down from 147,000 in June and a monthly average of 130,000 this year. |
| • | Why the downturn? While business demand for workers is also flagging amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs, a shrinking supply of job candidates is crimping payroll growth in industries with outsize shares of foreign-born workers, such as agriculture, construction, restaurants and food manufacturing. | | • | Take California's economy — where immigration raids have had dramatic and immediate impact on the workforce, costing as much as $275 billion for the world's fourth-largest economy. | | • | Your favorite dinner spot, your local shops: Restaurants and other small businesses across America are coping with reduced workforce by closing early or consolidating locations while manufacturers are eliminating shifts, experts say, calling the situation right now "pretty dire." | |
Trump signs order imposing sweeping new tariffs |
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday imposing sweeping new tariffs on imports from trading partners across the world, escalating an aggressive trade policy aimed at spurring domestic manufacturing in the U.S. In addition, Trump took separate action to raise tariffs on goods from Canada from 25% to 35%. The new reciprocal tariff rates, which will go into effect in seven days, come before Friday's deadline Trump gave about 180 countries to either reach trade deals with the Trump administration or face higher reciprocal tariffs assigned by the U.S. USA TODAY made it simple with a full list of new tariff rates. |
US officials head to Gaza to inspect food distribution centers |
President Trump is sending two top White House officials to Gaza on Friday to inspect food distribution centers and meet with Gazans amid intensifying global scrutiny over the hunger crisis in the territory. Steven Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will "secure a plan to deliver more food and meet with local Gazans to hear firsthand about this dire situation" during the rare trip. Following their visit, Witkoff and Huckabee are expected to meet with Trump to approve the administration's final plan for food and aid distribution in the region amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza. |
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks out following NYC shooting |
'[He's] somebody that we see outside the building most every day when we come in. And it hits home, the unnecessary and unexplainable loss. It's something that all of us as New Yorkers feel a great pride in the NYPD and the first responders. It was a difficult, emotional afternoon.' |
~ NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an emotional interview since a gunman killed four people Monday in a targeted attack on the NFL's Manhattan office. Goodell opted not to attend the NFL's Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, instead attended the funeral of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam. | A New York City Police Department (NYPD) speaks with a woman near a picture of NYPD officer Didarul Islam, on the day of his funeral in New York City, July 31, 2025. Eduardo Munoz, Reuters |
How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey |
Unlike the NFL, NBA and MLB, a handful of NHL teams are intimately involved in running the youth levels of their sports in their regions – perhaps none more than the Dallas Stars. The Stars spent decades turning what was once seen as a community good into a lucrative arm of their for-profit enterprise. USA TODAY spoke to more than 100 hockey parents, coaches, players, business owners and current and former Stars employees and reviewed hundreds of pages of property records, business filings, contracts, tax returns, court records, emails and internal documents. USA TODAY's exclusive investigation reveals how the Stars bullied a community to profit off a youth sport. | Lisa Bry, former president of the Frisco Ice Hockey Association, is speaking out after she said a Dallas Stars executive threatened to take away her team's ability to play because the club resisted hiring the Stars' preferred coaches Michael Mulvey, for USA TODAY |
Photo of the day: Freakier Friday |
One of the most memorable scenes from "Freaky Friday" is when Anna (played by Lindsay Lohan) performs a musical number for her mother and new stepfather at their nuptials, donning a lavender wrap dress to sing the sweet pop-rock banger "Ultimate." Lohan referenced the dress at the "Freakier Friday" U.K. premiere Thursday in what was yet another nod to her iconic outfits from past roles. | Lindsay Lohan attends the "Freakier Friday" U.K. premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on July 31, 2025. Stuart C. Wilson, Getty Images |
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