While the quits rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels (2.2%) as the labor market has cooled, layoffs remain historically low, at 1%.

Total job openings fell to 8.06M in April, the lowest number since February 2021.

The politics of congressional pay are toxic, and federal lawmakers haven't gotten a raise since 2009.

Adjusting for inflation, senators' and representatives' salaries are worth 30% less than they were 15 years ago.

'Roughly 1 in 6 voters (17%) said a guilty verdict would make them less likely to vote for Trump. That was true of a quarter of nonwhites and 1 in 5 voters who make less than $50,000 a year and those under 45.'

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Inflation, per the Fed's preferred index, remained steady at 2.7% in April.

'Core' inflation (ex- food and energy) held steady at 2.8%.

Personal incomes rose 0.3% in April, while spending rose 0.2%.

cc: Donald J. Trump

Donald J. Trump, convicted Felon-in-chief.

The Treasury Department & IRS announced that the government's new, free direct tax filing program will go nation-wide next year.

(The Inflation Reduction Act funded its creation.)

cc: Treasury Department

Pending home sales slumped to a 4-year low in April, as high mortgage rates continue to drag on the housing market.