Lots of jobs, lots of questions

This morning brought news that the U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs in June — and an unexpected press conference from President Trump to tout the numbers. But the jobs survey the numbers came from ended before the recent spike in coronavirus cases, and questions abound about how far the economic reality in the country today diverges from that report. Dan digs in with the Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell.

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