KDOW-AM (Palo Alto, CA)

(The Center Square) – Last week's jobs report release was June's, and it came in soft. Payrolls rose just 57,000, against a roughly 115,000 consensus, and April and May were revised down by a combined 74,000. The three-month average pace of hiring slipped to about 111,000 monthly. The composition was mixed but still narrow. Professional and business services added 36,000 jobs, building on the 172,000 it has added since a recent low in October 2025 – a genuine, if not brand-new, bright spot.

(The Center Square) – Thousands of hospitals subsidized by American taxpayers could face heightened fiscal scrutiny under new legislation heading to the U.S. House floor. Currently, nonprofit hospitals must provide certain community benefits and charity care and disclose those to the IRS in order to maintain their tax-exempt status.

(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump delivered a weather-delayed speech Saturday night highlighting American exceptionalism while warning of the growing threat of rising democratic socialism and communism movements as America celebrated 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, "I’M HERE!!!" the president wrote in a Truth Social post at 10:16 p.m. ET, more than an hour after he originally planned to speak, but said he would give his speech Saturday night "no...

(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump delivered a weather-delayed speech Saturday highlighting American exceptionalism while warning of the growing threat of rising democratic socialism and communism movements as America celebrated 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, "I’M HERE!!!" the president wrote in a Truth Social post at 10:16 p.m. ET, more than an hour after he originally planned to speak, but said he would give his speech Saturday night "no matter...

(The Center Square) – Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered Saturday to begin a days-long funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Large crowds converged on Tehran to pay their respects to the leader, who was killed by an airstrike on Feb. 28 in a joint operation by Israel and the United States against Iran.

(The Center Square) – As a record-breaking heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern United States, two cities central to American independence have canceled July 4 celebrations. Philadelphia canceled its iconic Fourth of July parade, citing extreme heat warnings, as did Washington. D.C.'s city government. The federal government still has a massive event and fireworks show planned on the National Mall.

(The Center Square) – Following criticism, the YMCA removed its online diversity, equity and inclusion statement that made reference to gender identity, with a parents advocacy group warning the move may not reflect a real policy change.

(The Center Square) – As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Department of Education and a coalition of organizations launched a nationwide initiative to strengthen civics education amid concerns about students' understanding of American history and government.

(The Center Square) - Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which features tax cuts that an Arizona congressman says will mean a huge boost for the state's economy. Democrats have criticized the law, also known as H.R. 1, for its impact on areas such as healthcare and food assistance. But Republicans have pointed to its numerous tax breaks for individuals and small businesses. U.S. Rep.

(The Center Square) – The Biden administration called the government's only estimate of annual fraud losses "not plausible." Now, the Trump administration says fraud costs taxpayers hundreds of billions annually. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated in April 2024 that the federal government loses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud. It was the first and only government-wide estimate of its kind, representing 3% to 7% of average federal obligations.