Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I'mNicole Fallert. The dreaded gym classmile runis back. We learneddiscouraging and encouraging newsabout the U.S. economy in recent days. Get ready forICE to floodyour social media feeds. Small-town activists thinkrural Americanscould swing Democrat. Employers in the U.S. added a disappointing 73,000 jobs (well below the expected 102,000) in July as payroll growth slowed amid President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs, intensified immigration crackdown and massive federal layoffs. This was no blip:The poor showing likely wasn't an outlier that will be followed by a resumption of healthy job gains in the months ahead, economists told USA TODAY. More concerning, however, were downward revisions to April and May's numbers, suggesting the labor market may be weaker than previously thought. In response, Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics. The president in a social media post accused McEntarfer of manipulating the math for "political purposes," thoughhe did not provide any evidence. Will there be a recession in 2025?Amid worries about Trump's tariffs pushing up prices, consumers are reigning in. That should translate into weaker job gains, especially in sectors such as manufacturing, retail, trucking and warehousing, economists say.A recession now appears "very, very likely"unless Trump lowers the tariffs by Labor Day, one economist told USA TODAY. Any encouraging news?GDP grew 3%. 💵 What the Trump administration means for your wallet:Sign upfor USA TODAY's Daily Money newsletter for more tips and analysis. Democratic lawmakers in Texas said Sunday they were leaving the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, a move sought to protect the Republicans' narrow U.S. House majority in next year's midterm elections. President Trump has championed the redistricting plan, telling reporters he expects the effort to yield as many as five additional House Republicans. Republicans hold a narrow 220-212 majority in the House of Representatives, with three Democratic-held seats vacant after members' deaths.In a video shot in front of an airport, Democratic Representative James Talarico said the redistrictingamounted to "rigging"the 2026 elections. A United pilotcalled out maydayshortly after takeoff. Despite Trump's campaign pledge,the White Househas no current plansto mandate insurance coverage for IVF. Should Americansbe worriedabout Dexter? A "megafire"ragesnear the Grand Canyon. What's the weather today?Check your local forecast here. Dangling bonuses of up to $50,000, federal officials are launching a massive recruitment campaign to hire more than 14,000 immigration agents, attorneys and other workers to help execute President Trump's border crackdown. The president is newly flush with billions in funding and wants to deport 1 million people a year with the help of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Even before the new hires take their posts, the dramatic expansion of public ICE operations has upset communities.And the aggressive recruitment efforts have alsoangered local sheriffswho worry that deputies in already understaffed offices will be lured away by the big bonuses and higher pay. ~ Matt Hildreth, Executive Director of RuralOrganizing.org. Hildreth's groupis already operating in congressional battleground districtsin Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania, with a focus on getting people to talk about Medicaid. Where do you get Doechii, Olivia Rodrigo and T-Pain??Lollapalooza. "Sex and the City"fanscelebrate and mournthe end of "And Just Like That..." Watch Mimi Rhodessink a hole-in-oneoff another golf ball. Here are the Little League Softball World Seriesgames to watchMonday. "Attention rehab" videosare going viral. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden accomplished the sprint double, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was golden in the 400 and Noah Lyles was braggadocious as he won another 200 national title. On the field, Valarie Allman continued her reign over the discus and Tara Davis-Woodhall leaped to the top mark in the world in the long jump. The U.S. track and field championships served as the qualifying stage for next month's world championships in Tokyo, Japan.USA TODAY Sportswas on the sidelinesat Hayward Field for all the action. The NWSL saw the return of one of its stars in a big way Sunday, as the Washington Spirit's Trinity Rodman struck a game-winning goal against the Portland Thorns in her first match since April 12. Rodman, who battled back from a nagging back injury, scored in the second minute of second half stoppage time, catching a ball mid-bounce and firing it over keeper Mackenzie Arnold for the game-winner.Rodmanmissed the game as muchas we missed her. Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY,sign up for the email here. Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Economy, jobs, tariff, inflation, Trump, Texas redistricting, ICE, wildfire, hurricane: Daily Briefing