The number of job openings in the United States increased by 100,000 to 9 million in December, positive news for the labor market. The new numbers, including openings across all sectors for that month, were released as part of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, which was updated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. The increase is a […]
With the 2024 election cycle kicking into gear this year, both parties are facing their toughest obstacles yet, with national Republicans seeking to protect their most vulnerable members in competitive contests from defeat in November. House Republicans, in particular, are facing many difficulties stemming from infighting and aggressive Democratic targeting that has resulted in a […]
One Democratic senator criticized President Joe Biden and his Democratic colleagues in the Senate for preparing to pass tougher legislation to secure the southern border. Asked if Democrats should be tougher on immigration, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) said, “I think people ought to be focused more on being smarter than looking tougher.” Padilla was disappointed […]
President Joe Biden purposely avoided using former President Donald Trump‘s name for three years, but the Republican’s surge in the polls and dominance in the primaries has caused Biden to change his tune. After years of referring to Trump as “the other guy” or “my predecessor,” Biden is making a point to say Trump’s name […]
President Joe Biden appears to have stopped his bleeding in the 2024 election polls, likely helped by indications the economy is also bouncing back. In a just-released Emerson College Polling survey, the president’s approval rating increased a point to 42%, and his disapproval rating fell 5, to 46% from 51%. His bumbled handling of the […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas may be the first Cabinet official to be impeached since 1876 as the House moves forward with proceedings against him. The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to mark up two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas on Tuesday. In the days leading up to the markup, Republicans and Democrats have […]
The judge overseeing a criminal case in Delaware involving President Joe Biden’s son Hunter unsealed information on Monday about warrants the Department of Justice used to obtain the first son’s data. Judge Maryellen Noreika ordered four warrants unsealed in response to a request from an independent journalist. The warrants revealed the specific dates on which […]
The campaign arm for House Democrats is providing “strategic guidance, staff resources, training, and fundraising support” for repeat candidates in 2024 who were part of a little-known “fellowship” paying them between runs, records show. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a list Monday of 17 House hopefuls part of its “Red to Blue” program, which […]
President Joe Biden‘s half-century of foreign policy experience was once considered a political strength, one of his 2020 campaign arguments against former President Donald Trump. But four years later, and as the family and friends of the three Army reservists killed during an Iran-backed drone attack in Jordan near Syria grapple with their losses, Biden’s […]
The first Supplemental Security Income payment of 2024, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in two days. The payment, which is the first check of 2024 because of a scheduling quirk in the Social Security Administration’s calendar, will be released on Thursday, Feb. 1. The maximum amount of money […]
