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Published December 23. 2020 10:13PM  Rachel Siegel and Heather Long, The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Fresh signs emerged Wednesday of a stalling economic recovery, raising the stakes in President Donald Trump's surprise refusal to sign a $900 billion stimulus package into law unless changes are made. The Labor Department reported that jobless claims remained high last week, with 803,000 people seeking new benefits. And the Commerce Department said U.S. household spending slipped in November for the first time in seven months. People's incomes also fell 1.1 percent last month, a worrisome tr...

Stalling recovery raises stakes for Trump's new demands on economic relief bill Rachel Siegel and Heather Long, The Washington Post Dec. 23, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON - Fresh signs emerged Wednesday of a stalling economic recovery, raising the stakes in President Donald Trump's surprise refusal to sign a $900 billion stimulus package into law unless changes are made. The Labor Department reported that jobless claims remained high last week, with 803,000 people seeking new benefits. And the Commerce Department said U.S. household spending slipped in November for the first time in s...

we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at...