People sit with their feet in the fountain at the World War II Monument amidst a heat wave on the National Mall on June 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Temperatures in Washington reached 98 degrees as heat rose drastically throughout the East Coast. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Senior Biden administration officials […]
Aerial view in worker hands installing bitumen roof shingles with air hammer and nail. (Photo Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON – Senior Biden administration officials announced a proposed rule Tuesday to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace, as climate change brings hotter temperatures around the nation. In a call to reporters Monday, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures. If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the […]
(The Hill) – President Biden is extending overtime protections to workers who make less than the median individual salary, and is vowing to take more action if reelected. The executive action announced Monday will extend protections to workers making salaries of less than $43,888 a year, the White House said in a statement. Previous overtime […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court justices will take the bench today to release their last few opinions of the term, including a closely watched case: Whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The court also will decide […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court justices will take the bench today to release their last few opinions of the term, including a closely watched case: Whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The court also will decide […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court was expected on Monday to decide a case involving a legal challenge to a Federal Reserve regulation on debit card “swipe fees” in a ruling that could make it easier for businesses to try to overturn longstanding federal rules. A lower court dismissed a North […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday is expected to issue its long-anticipated ruling on whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity from prosecution for at least some of his actions in seeking to overturn the 2020 election. Chief Justice John Roberts announced Friday that Monday would be the last day of rulings in […]
European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them. Meta has been giving European users the option since November of paying for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram as […]
Top Democrats on Sunday ruled out the possibility of replacing US president Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a feeble debate performance and called on party members to focus instead on the consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency. After days of hand-wringing about Mr Biden’s poor night on stage debating Trump, Democratic leaders […]
The Supreme Court will issue its final set of rulings on Monday, and it’s saved one of its biggest cases for last. The court is expected to address former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in one of the decisions. No matter what the ruling says, it will change the 2024 election, and it […]
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule from taking effect that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million salaried U.S. workers. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman, Texas, said the U.S. Department of Labor rule that is set to go into effect on […]