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U.S. employers added 339,000 jobs in May and unemployment rose

For months, employers have churned out jobs at a rate that has baffled economists. And the labor market has propelled the economy through a barrage of forces that would normally weigh on jobs creation.

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

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Everyone thinks they’re middle class. Are you actually? Use our calculator to see.

By Alyssa Fowers, Shelly Tan, Luis Melgar and Kevin Schaul

Debt Ceiling

Biden expected to sign debt ceiling bill, deliver remarks from White House

The president plans to address the nation at 7 p.m. Eastern about legislation that will avert an unprecedented default on U.S. debt.

By John Wagner

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Senators from both parties voted for the debt ceiling bill — and against it, too. Here’s how every senator voted.

By Kati Perry, Adrian Blanco, Hannah Dormido and Nick Mourtoupalas

Georgia probe of Trump broadens to activities in other states

By Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey

Department of DataAnalysis

There are at least 9 distinct U.S. doughnut regions. Find out which one you live in.

No country loves fried dough more than the United States. But is America split by a hidden doughnut divide? We investigate.

By Alyssa Fowers

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Listen: The debt deal nobody likes

On the Record: Test your knowledge with our quotable news quiz

Carolyn Hax: ‘Happily married’ and hounding ex from 25 years ago

Cook: Persian meat and potato patties are ideal summer picnic fare

Justice Department will not seek charges in Mike Pence document case

By Perry Stein and Devlin Barrett1 hour ago

Judge in Disney-DeSantis federal lawsuit removes himself

By Aaron Gregg

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Perspective

The new Duggar doc is the cold, hard ‘reality TV’ we needed all along

“Shiny Happy People” focuses on the intense religious anxiety that lay just beneath the camera-friendly quirkiness of the Duggar family.

By Monica Hesse

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Ukrainian soldiers from the 1st Tank Brigade operate a Soviet-era T-64. (Heidi Levine for The Post)

To liberate territory, Ukraine must smash fortified Russian defenses

Ukrainian troops are removing some of their own land mines to create pathways into occupied territory where they will confront Russian fortifications.

By Adam Taylor, Anastacia Galouchka and Serhiy Morgunov

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(Joshua Lott/The Post)

As mpox worries return ahead of Pride, a leather convention offers hope

Chicago's rise in mpox cases raised concerns about spread at the city's International Mr. Leather convention. The virus is spreading sexually among gay men.

By Fenit Nirappil

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(Wenjia Tang for The Post)