House Speaker Kevin McCarthy boasted about gaining enough support to pass a 45-day stopgap spending measure requiring Democrat votes to pass the lower chamber. However,… ( Read More )
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s office releases details on 30-year agreement with Baltimore Orioles
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s office released a few details Friday about the agreement with the Baltimore Orioles keeping the team in the city for at… ( Read More )
Ford says deal ‘close’ with striking UAW
Ford executives on Friday said negotiations with the United Auto Workers are progressing, with the two sides getting closer on wages and benefits. But pay… ( Read More )
United Auto Workers strikes spread as 7,000 more workers at two plants join picket line
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union expanded strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and… ( Read More )
EEOC sues UnitedHealthcare for firing workers who wanted religious exemptions to vaccine mandates
The Biden administration has filed federal lawsuits against two employers that denied religious accommodation to workers seeking an exemption from COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The Equal… ( Read More )
Speaker McCarthy dares House Republicans to vote for a government shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made border security a central feature of his stopgap funding bill to keep the government open and is daring conservative… ( Read More )
Kevin McCarthy left with few options as Congress races toward government shutdown
House Republicans have not reached a consensus on a stopgap bill and a partial government shutdown at midnight Saturday appears unavoidable. A faction of at… ( Read More )
Rampant looting in Philadelphia, other cities reignites crime as a campaign issue
Widespread looting in Philadelphia, some of it coordinated by thieves live-streaming their break-ins on social media, has become a campaign issue for Republicans who say… ( Read More )
Former lawmaker who led Michigan marijuana board is sent to prison for bribery
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting… ( Read More )
CVS pharmacists don’t show up in Missouri, frustrated with their workload, company responds
CVS found the right prescription on Wednesday to keep its stores open in the Kansas City area and avoid a repeat of a work stoppage… ( Read More )