A Supreme Blow to Intimidation  —  Sheldon Whitehouse is unhappy about Thursday's ruling.  That's a good sign.  —  Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is unhappy with Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that reins in his ability to harass political opponents.  Perhaps he and his fellow intimidators should have been less brazen.

U.S. Job Growth Likely Accelerated in June, Economists Say  —  Some industries continue to struggle to find workers at prevailing wages  —  The U.S. economy is projected to have created more than 700,000 jobs last month, though some companies continue to struggle to find workers to serve a flood of customers as the pandemic recedes.

The June jobs report will offer a reading on economic momentum.  —  The latest clues to the state of the nation's economic recovery will come Friday morning when the Labor Department releases its June jobs report.  —  Economists expect payroll gains to top 700,000, an increase …

U.S. Leaves Its Last Afghan Base, Effectively Ending Operations  —  With little fanfare, Bagram Air Base — once the military's nerve center — was handed over to the Afghans, after nearly 20 years of waging war from the hub.  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — American troops and their Western allies …