Good evening, I'm Jeff Bennett, and I'm Omnenevaz on the news hour tonight.

The latest jobs report falls slightly short of expectations, but the economy shows steady

growth signaling a recession might still be avoided.

Despite claims to the contrary, an American machine tool manufacturer appears to still

indirectly supply the Russian arms industry with its technology.

And leading Republican presidential candidates largely avoid the issue of climate change

on the campaign trail, despite increasingly dire weather events.

To talk about climate change remains very difficult for a number of conservative lawmakers

who feel that their constituents are themselves either apathetic or antagonistic to it.

Good evening, and welcome to the news hour.

The U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs last month slightly fewer than expected, but still a

sign of a resilient job market.

And the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5 percent.

It follows several encouraging reports in the last two weeks on GDP and inflation.

To break it down, we're now joined by news hour special correspondent and Washington

Post columnist, Katherine Rampell.

Thank you for being with us.

Great to join you.

So Katherine, what are the key takeaways from this report?

What stands out the most to you?

I think this was a solid report.

It was a slower pace of growth, but a more sustainable pace of growth.

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