Congress
$15 by 2025: House OK of minimum wage hike cheers women’s groups, unions
July 19, 2019Only 3 Republicans voted to raise the federal minimum wage, while 192 of them, plus ex-Republican Justin Amash of Michigan, now an independent, voted against it.
Read more
House to vote on impeaching Trump, again
July 17, 2019"To condemn a racist president is not enough, we must impeach him."
Read more
At hearing packed with workers, House panel OKs multi-employer pensions rescue bill
July 11, 2019It got through committee, but workers “have to walk the halls” to ensure it passes Congress.
Read more
Congress, Trump battle over aiding kids at U.S.-Mexico border
June 25, 2019Trump demands money to supposedly shelter the kids, 250 of whom were recently moved from a dirty center just outside El Paso.
Read more
Subpoena war rages, Democratic leaders call for impeachment inquiry
May 21, 2019House Judiciary Committee members press Pelosi to allow their panel to begin the impeachment process.
Read more