EXCLUSIVE — Teamsters President Sean O’Brien is pushing hard for new bipartisan union legislation and acknowledged that the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the sweeping overhaul sought by organized labor for years, is largely in the rear-view mirror. O’Brien laid out his hopes for the more modest Faster Labor Contracts Act, a bipartisan bill that would […]
Job openings rose in October to the highest level since May, a sign that the labor market is holding up despite some recent signs of slowing. The data were released Tuesday morning after being delayed by the government shutdown, the longest on record, which resulted in crucial inflation and jobs reports being postponed or canceled. […]
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) has decided against running for reelection after his district was one of several in Texas redrawn to favor Republicans. The seven-term Democrat is instead running for Tarrant County judge, making him the latest in a stream of lawmakers fleeing Congress, including over three dozen members in the House. “This decision is […]
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will return for one more year after ABC renewed his contract through 2027. There were questions about whether the star of Jimmy Kimmel Live! would retire from his show due to pressure from the public and President Donald Trump. Trump most recently said in a Nov. 19 Truth Social post, “Get […]
Americans, egged on by non-stop TV ads from personal injury lawyers, have gone on a “suing spree” that costs the nation billions of dollars and millions of jobs, according to a leading advocate for judicial restraint. In its latest report on “Judicial Hellholes” shared with Washington Secrets Tuesday, the American Tort Reform Foundation said excessive […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman launched his New York gubernatorial bid Tuesday, and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) had biting words for the politician muddying the Republican primary waters. Blakeman is expected to be Stefanik’s chief hurdle to challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) next year. “Even those in Nassau County who are closest to Bruce Blakeman […]
MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania — President Donald Trump is set to travel to Mount Pocono in northeast Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where he will make a renewed pitch to voters that his economic agenda will bring down prices for American households. Over the past month, Trump has sought to reverse negative economic sentiments with a series of cost-focused […]
The Israel-Hamas war concluded with the implementation of a U.S.-backed ceasefire on Oct. 10, leaving the future of the militant group that has governed Gaza since 2007 uncertain. Hamas has lost thousands of fighters, depleted much of its arsenal, lost several key allies and widespread support, and seen most of its enclave leveled. Despite this, […]
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Federal Election Commission‘s coordinated expenditure limits between political parties and candidates are constitutional, possibly opening the floodgates for more coordinated spending in next year’s midterm elections. In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, the justices will hear arguments on Tuesday over a challenge brought by […]
Management within Border Patrol may soon receive a long-overdue pay raise, following the border crisis that gripped the country for much of the Biden administration. New legislation put forward by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) would give Border Patrol’s thousands of supervisory agents the ability to receive time-and-a-half pay when they work overtime, something they were […]
