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"This truancy ends now": Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who fled state Texas' attorney general Ken Paxton vowed to "hunt down" the Democrats.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he'll "remove the missing Democrats from membership" in the state House if they're not back by tomorrow afternoon.

Texas Democrats leave state in bid to block Trump-backed redistricting vote They're responding to a President Trump-led proposal to redraw the districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas Democrats fled the state today in an attempt to prevent Republicans from holding a Trump-backed vote in the state House on a new congressional district map.

The American Dream's closing gate Fewer young Americans are on track to have a house, job and marriage than in past decades.

It's a very good time to be an employed, married homeowner in America, and a very bad time to be looking for those things.

After a historic economic week, stagflation fears are back The word "stagflation" revives miserable memories of the 1970s, when Americans faced a dreadful combination of higher prices and few job opportunities.

America is showing new signs of stagflation — inflation running hotter, the job market suffering new weakness, and economists warning both are at risk of getting worse in the months ahead.

Trump's authoritarian streak With one social media post, Trump threatened to eviscerate the integrity of U.S. government data.

Apply any of these five storylines from the past week to a foreign leader — or even a past U.S. president — and it reads like an authoritarian playbook.

Giuffre family blasts Trump for Maxwell's prison move: "This move smacks of a cover up" The Giuffre family spoke against Maxwell as the once girlfriend of Epstein returned to the spotlight.

The family of Virginia Giuffre and other Epstein accusers expressed "outrage" at President Trump over Ghislaine Maxwell's move to a minimum security prison, calling it "a cover up."

Top White House economist: I believe jobs numbers, but agency needs fixes President Trump ordered the the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday.

A top White House economist told Axios that the BLS needs "fresh eyes," but he stopped short of repeating Trump's claim that Friday's jobs data was politically manipulated.

Crypto donations flood Trump's super PAC The Trump family is deep in everything from stablecoins, meme coins and NFTs to Bitcoin mining.

The crypto industry has donated more than $26 million to President Trump this year, according to newly-filed campaign finance disclosures.

Americans were saying the job market was bad for months; the data finally proves it Job growth in July was worse than previously realized for the past few months.

Americans know a stinker when they're living with it.

Fed governor Kugler resigns, giving Trump vacancy Kugler's spot was not scheduled to come open until January, and there are no other vacancies on the seven-member board.

JUST IN: Fed governor Kugler resigns, giving Trump vacancy

Trump says he'll fire BLS chief over "faked" numbers. Here's why there are revisions The Labor Department characterized revisions for job growth in May and June as "larger than normal."

Trump said he fired the BLS commissioner for making a huge downward revision on 2025 jobs data, saying the numbers were "manipulated for political purposes." Revisions are normal and expected, however — here's what to know.

Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report Trump is turning his ire about poor jobs numbers on the number-crunchers.

🚨BREAKING: Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report

Tesla ordered to pay $329 million over deadly Autopilot crash It's the first time that Tesla has been held liable for the misuse of its Autopilot assisted-driving technology.

JUST IN: Tesla ordered to pay $329 million over deadly Autopilot crash

Trump orders nuclear submarines closer to Russia over "provocative statements" I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that."

NEW: Trump orders nuclear submarines closer to Russia over "provocative statements"

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after Congress pulls funding Congress recently voted to strip CPB of its federal funding.

NEW: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after Congress pulls nearly $1.1 billion in federal funding.

What Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of in Epstein case Maxwell argued in a Supreme Court filing that she was unjustly prosecuted.

Ghislaine Maxwell was moved from a federal prison in Florida to one in Texas, Maxwell's attorney told Axios on Friday. Here's what to know about the Epstein associate's conviction.

Alarming jobs report makes potent case for the Fed to cut interest rates The odds of a rate cut at the next Fed policy meeting in mid-September skyrocketed after the weak numbers.

"We should not wait until the labor market deteriorates before we cut the policy rate," one Fed governor said in a statement.

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to minimum security prison camp Maxwell recently secured "limited" immunity from the DOJ.

BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell moved to minimum security prison camp

July's jobs report included big downward revisions: Here's why the numbers change The Labor Department characterized revisions for job growth in May and June as "larger than normal."

July's jobs report came with stunning revisions to data that signal danger ahead for the U.S. economy. Here's what to know.

Trump's latest tariffs will cost U.S. households $2,400 this year, analysis says Signs of inflation are creeping higher as tariffs pile up, even before the latest levies go into effect.

The new tariff rates Trump announced Thursday are the highest in nearly a century and will cost the average family about $2,400 this year, the Yale Budget Lab said.

Trump takes a step back from Liberation Day's steepest tariffs Scrapping most of the highest levies, Trump has a framework that most major trade partners can handle.

After months of jokes about the "TACO trade" (Trump Always Chickens Out), the new tariff orders seem meant to last.

Medicare, Medicaid to try coverage of GLP-1s for obesity, report says A five-year experiment could ease Medicare and Medicaid into covering GLP-1 drugs for obesity.

Medicare, Medicaid to try coverage of GLP-1s for obesity

A now hiring sign is displayed as job seekers fill out applications for employment at a United States Postal Service (USPS) job fair hiring automotive technicians and motor vehicle operators at the Los Angeles Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles, California on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Job creation over the last three months was just 106,000 — the lowest rolling three-month total since the pandemic. Excluding 2020, it was the softest three months of job creation since late 2010.

Trump tells Axios he's working on Gaza plan "to get people fed" "We want to help them live. We want to get people fed."

NEW: Trump tells Axios he's working on Gaza plan "to get people fed":

"We want to help people. We want to help them live."

Job growth slowed meaningfully in July, past months revised down sharply The job market had appeared strong so far this year, even amid volatile markets and trade wars.

U.S. employment barely budged in July, while prior job gains were revised to be much weaker than initially thought. It's the first major indicator to point to danger ahead for the U.S. economy.

Job growth slowed meaningfully in July, past months revised down sharply The job market had appeared strong so far this year, even amid volatile markets and trade wars.

JUST IN: Job market adds just 73,000 jobs in July as unemployment rate ticks up

Scoop: Congress' Democrats threaten investigation if Harvard cuts deal with Trump "We are alarmed that Harvard would contemplate a settlement of this magnitude under apparent political pressure," the lawmakers said.

Scoop: A group of House and Senate Democrats who attended Harvard are threatening their alma mater with a "rigorous" investigation if the school cuts a deal to end hostilities with President Trump.

Democrats retreat on the Green New Deal Democrats aren't explicitly disavowing the Green New Deal, but they've stopped talking about it.

President Trump's first term provoked the movement for a Green New Deal. His second term may have killed it.

Democrats have abruptly stopped talking about it as they scramble to find new ways to talk about climate change.

Trump's 35% tariffs on Canada take effect as trade talks deadline lapses Close ally Canada faces tariffs of 35%, though many other nations saw rates lowered.

JUST IN: Some Canadian goods imported to the U.S. now face a 35% tariff

More than a dozen House Dems 70 and older are already facing primary challengers — and there will be more where that came from.

Many will be "launching their campaigns throughout the summer and through the end of the year," @davidhogg.bsky.social tells @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/07/31/h...