New data shows California has lost close to 20,000 fast-food jobs since Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed the $20 minimum wage bill two years ago.

A state-level preview of the Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid reforms didn’t improve employment or result in gains in insurance coverage.

The League of Women Voters filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration aiming to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from creating a centralized record system on US citizens and ...

Whole Foods has carried out 11 retaliatory firings of pro-union workers since the January election, according to union filings alleging illegal labor practices. One case filed in July alleges that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Legatt explores the intersection of education, AI, and leadership. Just as the nation braces for a projected shortage of more ...

The federal government has shut down as congressional lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government beyond September 30. Although Republicans control Capitol Hill and the White House, they need ...

U.S. President Donald Trump warned congressional Democrats on Tuesday that his administration would take "irreversible" actions, including mass firings of federal workers, if they allow government ...

NEW YORK (AP) — On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It’s time to fight. Whether far-left activists, Washington moderates or rural conservatives, Democratic leaders across the political spectrum ...

Congress’ failure to pass a short-term government funding bill before midnight Tuesday will lead to the first shutdown in nearly seven years and give President Donald Trump broad authority to ...

He’s credited with reshaping the office of the vice president of the United States and later strengthening historic preservation efforts across the country ...

On a quiet Sunday afternoon, families with strollers and Northwestern students in purple sweatshirts filtered through the doors of Evanston Public Library’s main branch at 1703 Orrington Ave. From ...

A government shutdown comes with many unknowns, chief among them how long it will last. Some have ended within a day, while the longest stretched 35 days from December 2018 to January 2019. As in ...