Federal Officers Hit Portland Mayor With Tear Gas  —  Mayor Ted Wheeler denounced federal officers for an “egregious overreaction.”  Some protesters mocked him, recalling the city police's use of tear gas on demonstrators.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler …

Portland mayor tear gassed after speaking with protesters on presence of federal agents  —  (CNN)Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear gassed in downtown Portland early Thursday morning, according to video and posts on Twitter from a New York Times journalist.  —  “It stings.  It's hard to breathe.

Weekly claims turn higher as coronavirus jobs crisis continues  — The Labor Department said Thursday initial jobless claims came in at 1.416 million for the week ending July 18.  — Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a print of 1.3 million.  — That marks the 18th straight week …

GOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through December  — Republicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance through the end of the year at a drastically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week.

U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Rose to 1.4 Million Last Week  —  Data suggests labor market's recovery could be cooling because of an uptick in coronavirus cases  —  Filings for weekly unemployment benefits rose for the first time in nearly four months as some states rolled back reopenings because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Passing a new stimulus measure should not be that hard  —  The congressional debate over the next stimulus measure should be fought along the normal lines.  It is almost reassuring that Democrats want more spending, Republicans less.  Despite COVID-19, at least some things stay the same.