The data, which was delayed from October by the government shutdown, comes as the economy takes center stage for voters and the Trump administration.

We also touch on what changes to expect in the new year once much of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill takes effect.

Early this year, the Trump administration threatened to cut tens of thousands of staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bi-partisan pushback seemed to turn that plan around. But now the VA secretary says the department will trim at least 25,000 vacant positions from the rolls.

His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.

Connecticut's governor seeks compromise between housing needs and homeowner opposition.

With fewer people in the workforce, the job market and economy could shrink.

There's a puzzling split between how consumers overall feel about the economy and how they're acting, how much they are spending overall. Normally spending and feelings go together. Not right now.

President Trump claimed he "inherited a mess" on the economy from former President Joe Biden.

The cost of living in November was up 2.7% from a year ago, according to a report Thursday from the Labor Department. That's a smaller annual increase than for the 12 months ending in September.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll finds Americans deeply pessimistic about their economic outlook, with more than six in 10 saying the economy is not working for them personally.