Brooke Rollins says she'll shield farmers from impacts of Trump's tariffs in ag secretary nomination hearing
Neither of Texas’ two senators serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee. But both Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced ...
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On Dakota prairie, home of Trump’s DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage ...
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The Latest: Seattle judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and daring anyone to stop him ...
Trump's RTO executive order: How the mandate will work and when federal workers may have to return to the office
Big changes are in store for federal workers who work remotely after Trump signed an executive order requiring RTO. Here's how the mandate might work.
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Unpacking the Biden Administration’s Last-Minute Antitrust Worker Protections
In another final act, the Biden FTC and DOJ replaced the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals with new Guidelines on Business Practices that Impact Workers. The new guidelines lay ...
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House committee chair asks again for DOL IG to investigate alleged information sharing
The new leader of the House Education and the Workforce Committee renewed a call for the Department of Labor’s inspector general to investigate allegations that DOL officials shared retirement plans’ ...
Number of Unemployed Claimants Hits 1.9M, Most Since Nov 2021
The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to 1.9 million last week, the highest level since November 2021, according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday. This ...
People collecting unemployment benefits rises to highest point in three years
The total number of people receiving unemployment benefits is at its highest level in more than three years. Applications for jobless benefits rose by 6,000 to 223,000 for the week ending Jan. 18, ...
Trump wants federal workers back at their desks. Why that may be harder than it sounds
It was no surprise when President Donald Trump this week issued a memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies ...
US labor market stays on solid footing early in the year
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no ...
More Americans file for unemployment benefits, continuing claims highest in 3 years
Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years ...