Tag: Nation

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, file photo, A home is seen for sale Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Gilbert, Ariz. _ Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for the last week of July on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Last week, the average on the 30-year fixed loan fell to 4.31 percent from 4.37 percent the previous week. The average on the 15-year loan fell to 3.39, down from 3.41 percent. (AP Photo/Matt York)

US average rate on 30-year loan up to 4.39 pct.

Marcy Gordon · August 1, 2013 2:31 pm

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2013 photo, construction workers lay out a cement foundation at a Brasfield and Gorrie construction site for the Emory Proton Therapy Center, in Atlanta. The government reports on U.S. construction spending in June on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)

US construction spending down 0.6 percent in June

Martin Crutsinger · August 1, 2013 2:18 pm

Measure of US manufacturing grows at fastest pace in nearly 2 years as production, hiring soar

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 2:05 pm

US construction spending drops 0.6 percent in June, biggest setback in 5 months

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 2:01 pm

In this Monday, June 24, 2013, photo, a recruiter waits to meet with job seekers at a career fair, in King of Prussia, Pa. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week of July on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. In the previous week, applications rose to 343,000. Weekly applications can be volatile in July because of summer shutdowns at auto plants that can cause temporary spikes in layoffs. Still, the broader trend has been favorable and consistent with steady job growth. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

US unemployment claims fall to 326K, 5 ½-year low

Paul Wiseman · August 1, 2013 1:24 pm

Number of Americans seeking unemployment aid drops 19K to 326K, lowest since January 2008

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 12:31 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order more sharp reductions in the size of the Army and Marine Corps if Congress does not act to avoid massive budget cuts beginning in 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Hagel: Budget cuts could harm nation’s defense

Lolita Baldor · August 1, 2013 7:27 am

Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., front right, with Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., from left, Luke Messer, R-Ind., and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., obscured, talk about student loans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bill to lower student loan rates heads to Obama

Philip Elliott · August 1, 2013 6:07 am

FILE - This March 22, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama arriving at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla. Obama has revived debate about the number of jobs that would be created by the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. The 1,700-mile pipeline would carry oil from tar sands in Alberta to refineries in the Houston area, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. During a jobs speech Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Tennessee, Obama downplayed the pipelineâs effect on jobs, calling it a "blip" compared to the overall economy. He also made that point during an interview with The New York Times last week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

FACT CHECK: Obama understates Keystone XL jobs

Matthew Daly · August 1, 2013 6:02 am

Obama defends Summers amid criticism from Dems

Josh Lederman · July 31, 2013 11:58 pm

Holder testimony called deceptive by Republicans

Washington Examiner · July 31, 2013 11:40 pm

White House taps Raskin for No. 2 Treasury job

Martin Crutsinger · July 31, 2013 11:33 pm