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Angie Nixon readies for November Senate race after Democratic primary win

Illustration accompanying article: Angie Nixon readies for November Senate race after Democratic primary win
  • Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon defeated combat veteran Alex Vindman 56.1% to 43.9% in Florida's Democratic Senate primary, overcoming a vast fundraising disadvantage.
  • If elected in November, Nixon would become the first African American senator in Florida history.
  • Nixon joined the Democratic Socialists of America in June; her platform includes Medicare for All, universal childcare, a federal $25-an-hour minimum wage, a national rent freeze and higher taxes on billionaires.
  • Nixon confronted Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried by phone shortly after her primary win, at one point telling Fried to "Stop gaslighting me!"
  • Nixon will face Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in November; Republicans now hold a 1.5 million-voter registration edge over Democrats in Florida.
 2026-08-30 · 3 MIN READ

Markets await July job openings and August employment data

Illustration accompanying article: Markets await July job openings and August employment data
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release its July Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on Tuesday and its August monthly employment report on Friday.
  • The July monthly report, released earlier this month, showed the U.S. job market "stalled unexpectedly," according to the Associated Press.
  • Employment had been a "mostly resilient area of the economy" in recent months, the AP reported, even as "stubborn inflation continues to squeeze businesses and households, while consumer confidence weakens."
  • The broader U-6 underemployment rate stood at 7.9% as of the article's date, according to FRED data.
 2026-08-29 · 3 MIN READ
Illustration accompanying article: U.S. weekly unemployment claims fall by 4,000