New labor data released today points to a stronger than expected rebound in hiring last month. After losing 13 ,000 jobs in February, the U .S. economy added 178 ,000 jobs last month, fueled in part by the end of a health care worker strike and warmer weather.And AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO 4 .3%. BUT THAT SNAPSHOT OF JOB GROWTH COMES AS NEW ECONOMIC PRESSURES ARE BUILDING. OIL PRICES ARE SURGING AMID DONALD TRUMP'S ONGOING WAR ON IRAN, DRIVING UP THE COST OF THE FEDERAL GASOLINE REACHED $4 .09 TODAY. ...

IS ALSO A PURGE HAPPENING AT THE PENTAGON. YESTERDAY, DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH ASKED THE ARMY'S TOP GENERAL TO STEP DOWN FROM HIS ROLE AND RETIRE IMMEDIATELY. ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL RANDY GEORGE MADE IT ALMOST THREE OF HIS FOUR YEARS in the position as a Biden appointee.The Pentagon confirmed the firing but did not give a reason why. He's not the only official on Hexeth's chopping block. two additional army generals were also fired alongside George, two defense officials who spoke on the conditi ...

Iranian forces are believed to have shot down two American jets — an F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 Warthog, a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter told MS NOW. Additionally, at least one Black Hawk helicopter was fired on and several of its crew members were injured while they searched for the missing American service member who was in the F-15E that had been shot down, the same U.S. official told MS NOW. David Rohde has the latest. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS ...

Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi - but not before praising her. MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell explains how, in Trump World, praise often comes just before hearing the words "you're fired." MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: ht ...

On this Good Friday, the White House is trying to hid some public video of Trump's Easter address, including this particularly notable incident when Trump's extremist spiritual advisor Paula White spoke about the president in nothing less than messianic terms. Mr. . President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price.It almost cost you your life. You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It's a familiar pattern that our Lord and Savior showed us.That kind of cult-like Christian natio ...

Pam Bondi may be on her way out, but the weaponization of Donald Trump's justice department is likely to continue no matter who's in charge. Few know that better than our next guest. It's been almost a year since Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver was federally charged with assaulting immigration officers in this chaotic confrontation in New Jersey.It happened during an attempt to conduct congressional oversight at an immigration facility in Newark. This week, McIver asked an appeals court to dismiss ...

Two U .S warplanenes downed over the Middle East tonight and desperate search and rescue operation underway for a U .S. crew member. A U .S.official with knowledge of the matter tells MS Down that Iranian forces THE F-15 TODAY, TWO U .S. OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE TWO CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD IS STILL MISSING. IRAN'S STATE MEDIA CLAIMED CREDIT AND AIRD PHOTOS OF WHAT IT SAYS ARE PIECES OF THE JET PROMISING A RENEWED REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF THE AMERICAN PILOT.JUST TONIGHT, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS ...

Trump’s budget wish list includes a historic $1.5 trillion in defense spending—and cuts to housing, social services, and health care. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.ms.now/ #trump #military #funding ...

Good evening from New York. I'm Antonia Hilton in tonight for Chris Hayes. We are on day 35 of Donald Trump's war in Iran, and we've entered a dangerous new phase as the U .S.races to find an Air Force fighter pilot downed in in southern Iran. Iranian media shared photographs of apparent debris on the ground from an American fighter aircraft earlier today, and a U .S. official confirmed to MSNOW that the downed aircraft was, in fact, an Air Force F-15E fighter jet, like those seen here. The official also te ...

In a closed door speech the White House apparently accidentally published and then deleted (but not before it was downloaded and reshared), Donald Trump declared the inability of the federal government to provide for things like daycare when his priority is military strength, not the welfare of the American public MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in- ...