are more than what many analysts expected and a sign that still strong hiring continues despite the ongoing efforts of the federal reserve to cool it off to tame inflation. wall street is reacting to report, and you can see right now the stocks are down, and well, it is mixed and stable at the moment. matt egan and m.j. lee are standing by to have a look at what this means while we wait for the president. what stands out for you, matt? it is amaze, kate, that the economy is still adding this many jobs despite the federal reserve s warnings, and despite the jobs gains, and people are still being hired at a rapid pace. and so, 311,000 jobs added in february, and this is how strong the job market is, and hiring slowed significantly in february, and yet, i still came in at a strong levelsh and a level well above expectations, and so no sign of a recession here at all. the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6%, but remember, that is coming off of the 53-year low in january, and a
welcome to insided in. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing another very busy news day with us. an invitation. prosecutors ask donald trump to testify before a grand jury. it is a big indication they could be close to charging the former president for his role in buy ing asilence of a porn star mistress. do not expect his one-time boss to show. knowing donald as well as i do, understand he doesn t tell the truth. it s one thing to turn around and to lie on social. it s another thing to lie before a grand jury. i don t suspect he s going to be coming. plus iowa today, superpac at the ready. ron desantis sends signals he s running for president. a new report for the biden economy. more people looking for work, bigger paychecks. numbers show more resilience, yet so much good news feeds worry about inflation and rate hikes. up first for us, prosecutors on the doorstep of what would be a history-shattering possibility. a criminal indictment against the former p