Washington Today (5-3-24): Rep. Cuellar (D-TX) & wife indicted; May jobs report lower than expected

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife are indicted on charges of accepting almost $600,000 in bribes related to a company in Azerbaijan and a bank in Mexico.
May jobs report from the Labor Department: U.S. economy adds 175,000 jobs, and unemployment rises to 3.9%.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (2013-17), a Columbia University trustee, says he supports the decisions taken by the school's president in dispersing, and in many cases arresting, pro-Palestinian protesters.
The House Judiciary Committee holds a field hearing in Philadelphia on crime in the city.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson holds a pre-launch news conference on Boeing's first crewed spacecraft, the Starliner, and is asked about Boeing's safety record.
President Joe Biden awards 19 people the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including politicians Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore, murdered civil rights activist Medgar Evers and Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky.
First Lady Jill Biden holds a first-ever Teachers of the Year White House State Dinner.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill makes a surprise stop at the White House news conference.
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[@mjg2038]

I don't call adding 175,000 jobs last month, bad, nor do I call a rate of 3.9% unemployment rate bad, not at all! Heck look at how well the market is!