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Joseph Lawler

Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

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Economy

Hispanic unemployment hits new record low in June

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A recruiter in the shale gas industry, left, speaks with an attendee of a job fair. Economists have estimated that 195,000 jobs were added last month and that the unemployment rate remained at an 18-year low of 3.8 percent, according to data provider FactSet.
Economy

June beats expectations with 213,000 new payroll jobs, unemployment at 4 percent

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Customers walk back to their vehicles after shopping at a Toys R Us store.
Economy

Bernie Sanders asks if private equity owners ‘deliberately’ killed Toys ‘R’ Us

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The U.S. Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies next week before Congress for the first time as central bank chief.
Economy

Fed officials fear trade war risks have ‘intensified’

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Signage at the Breakthru Beverage Group booth during a National Career Fairs event in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose to a seven-week high while remaining consistent with a tight job market, Labor Department figures showed Thursday.
Economy

Jobless claims rise to 231,000, but are still running at historic lows

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks to reporters as the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy is announced, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington.
Business

Democrat slams the Fed for letting Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley pass their stress tests

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Sally Greenberg, with the National Consumers League, right, holds a sign that says "Defend CFPB" outside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, during a news conference with consumer groups that oppose Mick Mulvaney being named acting director for the bureau.
Economy

One of Trump’s top court candidates would be trouble for the CFPB

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Vehicles make their way through flooded streets of Panorama City section of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Economy

Senate gears start grinding for a JOBS ACT 3.0

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President Trump holds an example of what a new tax form may look like during a meeting on tax policy with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Nov. 2, 2017.
Economy

White House rolls out new postcard-sized 1040 tax return for 2019

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This March 23, 2018 photo shows the entrance to Citibank at the Citigroup Center in downtown Los Angeles.
Business

CFPB settles with Citibank on overcharging credit card rates

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