David Reavill

Friday saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall by over 800 points, an especially stunning number given the news that ignited this decline was the very positive increase in the nation's payrolls, the number of people working. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 172,000 people found new jobs in May, and, what's more, the BLS undercounted the March and April numbers; the economy added a total of 64,000 new workers in those two months. Altogether, these were spectacular results, and indicated that the labor markets are humming along nicely.

Friday saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall by over 800 points, an especially stunning number given the news that ignited this decline was the very positive increase in the nation's payrolls, the number of people working. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 172,000 people found new jobs in May, and, what's more, the BLS undercounted the March and April numbers; the economy added a total of 64,000 new workers in those two months. Altogether, these were spectacular results, and indicated that the labor markets are humming along nicely.

Friday saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall by over 800 points, an especially stunning number given the news that ignited this decline was the very positive increase in the nation's payrolls, the number of people working. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 172,000 people found new jobs in May, and, what's more, the BLS undercounted the March and April numbers; the economy added a total of 64,000 new workers in those two months. Altogether, these were spectacular results, and indicated that the labor markets are humming along nicely.

Friday saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall by over 800 points, an especially stunning number given the news that ignited this decline was the very positive increase in the nation's payrolls, the number of people working. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 172,000 people found a new job in May, and what's more, it turned out that the BLS undercounted March and April numbers; the economy added a total of 64,000 new workers in those two months. Altogether, these were spectacular results, and indicated that the labor markets are humming along nicely.

Last week, President Donald Trump released his standard disclosure form, OGE Form 278-T (two parts). All members of the Executive Branch are required to release this form quarterly, and the President complied. What these forms revealed is simply astonishing; some things are so out of the ordinary that they require us to take another look.

Last week, President Donald Trump released his standard disclosure form, OGE Form 278-T (two parts). All members of the Executive Branch are required to release this form quarterly, and the President complied. What these forms revealed is simply astonishing; some things are so out of the ordinary that they require us to take another look.

Last week, President Donald Trump released his standard disclosure form, OGE Form 278-T (two parts). All members of the Executive Branch are required to release this form quarterly, and the President complied. What these forms revealed is simply astonishing; some things are so out of the ordinary that they require us to take another look.

Last week, President Donald Trump released his standard disclosure form, OGE Form 278-T (two parts). All members of the Executive Branch are required to release this form quarterly, and the President complied. What these forms revealed is simply astonishing; some things that are so out-of-the-ordinary that they require us to take another look.

On Friday, May 22, 2026, Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas swore in Kevin Warsh as the 17th Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Chairman Warsh will guide the nation's financial system for the next four years, and, like most recent Fed Chairs, he faces a most challenging economic environment.

On Friday, May 22, 2026, Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas swore in Kevin Warsh as the 17th Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Chairman Warsh will guide the nation's financial system for the next four years, and, like most recent Fed Chairs, he faces a most challenging economic environment.