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 ...
Trump isn’t the first to upend the federal workforce because of race
President Woodrow Wilson facilitated the segregation of a diverse federal workforce, where Black and White professionals had been working together for years.
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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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’ ...
The senators to watch as Trump’s nominees come to a vote
In today’s edition … Wikler announces support of 131 DNC members heading into third chair forum … Senate Republican ...
Trump revoked an anti-discrimination hiring rule. Here’s what it means.
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, promoting affirmative action in federal contracting, was among the number of DEI policies targeted by the president.
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 ...
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.
People collecting unemployment benefits rises to highest point in three years
Unemployment and jobless claims are still far down from their all-time high in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.
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 a ...
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists involved in clinic blockades
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Related video above: Trump administration goes offense on ...