WSJ What’s News

P.M. Edition for July 2. The U.S. has been adding jobs at a respectable clip, though the pace has been slowing. But WSJ economics reporter Justin Lahart [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/justin-lahart?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] reports that the labor market is showing other signs of softness [https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/job-market-labor-us-economy-a3e94136?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Plus, Tesla reports disappointing second quarter numbers [https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-sales-q2-2025-e2087c11?mod=WSJ_WNPOD], following months of declining sales. WSJ reporter Becky Peterson [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/becky-peterson?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] discusses why investors are still optimistic about the company. And Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking but was convicted of less serious offenses [https://www.wsj.com/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-trial-verdict-24f56e50?mod=hp_lead_pos8?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A.M. Edition for July 2. A day after its passage in the Senate, House Republicans are lining up to oppose [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/house-republicans-threaten-to-sink-trumps-megabill-66cd241d?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] the president’s “big, beautiful bill,” with fiscal conservatives and centrists leading the charge. Plus, Trump threatens Japan with tariffs as high as 35% ahead of a looming deadline to complete trade talks [https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-trade-tariff-deal-japan-c87ee950?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. And the U.S. stops delivery of key weapons for Ukraine [https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-halts-key-weapons-for-ukraine-in-new-sign-of-weakening-support-for-kyiv-35d78cfc?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] as Moscow keeps up punishing air attacks. WSJ foreign correspondent Ian Lovett [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ian-lovett?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] discusses the state of play [https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-kursk-fba1185f?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] as the war enters its fourth summer and what a pullback in foreign support might mean for Ukraine. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

P.M. Edition for July 1. After an all-night session of dealmaking, Senate Republicans pushed through the bill, which addresses many of President Trump’s priorities. Now, as WSJ tax policy reporter Richard Rubin [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/richard-rubin?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] tells us, the bill heads to the House, where GOP leaders will have to move quickly [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-vote-trump-tax-bill-022bd480?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] to meet their July 4 deadline. Plus, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said solid economic activity [https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/jerome-powell-fed-chair-interest-rates-37892a76?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] is allowing the Fed to keep its wait-and-see stance. And the companies behind popular snack brands are adding more, smaller packaging sizes [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-battle-to-keep-consumers-means-smaller-packs-of-cookies-and-chips-744ff287?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. We hear from reporter Jennifer Williams [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jennifer-williams?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] about the upsides and potential downsides of the move. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A.M. Edition for July 1. Senators debate through the night [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-vote-trump-tax-bill-022bd480?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] in a marathon effort to pass the GOP’s megabill. Plus, President Trump threatens new tariffs [https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-07-01-2025?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] on Japan as trade negotiations stall. WSJ editor Peter Landers [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/peter-landers] explains why the two countries are seemingly at odds and what’s at stake economically. And how an AI career coach [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-career-coach-benefits-831149d9?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] could give you the judgement-free push you might not get from a human. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

P.M. Edition for June 30. Senators have spent hours voting on amendments and procedural motions as Republicans race to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-vote-trump-tax-bill-022bd480?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] by their self-imposed July 4 deadline. WSJ tax policy reporter Richard Rubin [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/richard-rubin?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] gives us the latest from the U.S. Capitol. Plus, a Trump administration investigation finds that Harvard University violated students’ civil rights. We hear from Journal higher education reporter Doug Belkin [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/douglas-belkin?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] about where the president’s battle against elite U.S. universities [https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/harvard-violated-students-civil-rights-trump-administration-finds-4a0ed7aa?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] stands. And investors love stocks that pay dividends [https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/dividend-investing-stocks-volatility-068c4e5a?mod=WSJ_WNPOD], even though finance professors have long said that dividends don’t matter. But as WSJ investing columnist Spencer Jakab [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/spencer-jakab?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] tells us, it’s what people do with the dividends that really makes those investments worthwhile. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]