Tag: Business
Who’s winning the blame game over the government shutdown? Everyone and no one, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as...
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO – President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday.U.S. District...
Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON – With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial...
News organizations, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based...
After 40 days on picket line, union workers at Hilton Americas-Houston end strike | Houston Public Media
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Striking hotel workers have reached a deal with Hilton Americas-Houston that will raise the minimum wage of housekeepers, stewards and laundry...
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown
WASHINGTON – The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure...
Trump says ‘there seems to be no reason’ to meet Xi during upcoming Asia trip
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday on his social media site that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader...
Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON – Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session.The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago...
Associated Press disputes Trump’s false characterization of its legal fight over access
The Associated Press is objecting to Donald Trump’s false claims about its ongoing legal dispute over access after the president incorrectly characterized the case...
Georgia’s police use water cannons to push back protesters trying to storm presidential palace
TBILISI – Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace,...