Microsoft, Wells Fargo push diversity — feds say not so fast
Labor Department tells the tech and banking giant that hiring Black managers could amount to discrimination.
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U.S. unveils restrictions on H-1B foreign work visas
Experts and officials say it is the broadest overhaul of a program that the Trump administration says displaces U.S. workers.
Former Obama economist says Congress needs to "throw money" at childcare
Betsey Stevenson, former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, warns coronavirus' impact on childcare could last decades
U.S. job market suffers its worst month in history
More than twice as many jobs were vaporized last month as were lost during the entire Great Recession.
A decade of job growth vanishes in less than a month
Roughly 16.8 million workers have filed for jobless benefits since the coronavirus slammed the U.S. economy.
Coronavirus slammed the job market in March
U.S. economy added 701,000 fewer jobs last month, but experts say the damage is much worse.
Trump administration weakens plan to expand overtime pay
The Department of Labor has set the overtime threshold to $35,568, replacing a more generous Obama-era rule
Trump rule would let some businesses bar LGBT workers
The move comes as a reversal after Trump vowed to maintain Obama-era protections during his first month in office
Alex Acosta under new scrutiny after Jeffrey Epstein arrest
Acosta was involved in a 2008 secret plea deal that allowed Epstein to avoid federal charges
Trump says he's "not thrilled" after Israel targets Hamas leaders in Qatar
President Trump said Tuesday he's "very unhappy" after Israel's military targeted members of Hamas in Qatar's capital of Doha.
Judge rules Lisa Cook can remain Fed governor for now as Trump tries to fire her
President Trump has said he is firing Cook from her role over allegations she made false representations on mortgage agreements several years ago.
Poland says its airspace was violated by unidentified "drone-type objects"
The Polish military said late Tuesday it's responding to unspecified "drone-type objects" that entered its airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine.
Democrat James Walkinshaw to win Virginia House race, narrowing GOP majority
Democrat James Walkinshaw will defeat Republican Stewart Whitson in a Northern Virginia special House election to pick Rep. Gerry Connolly's successor, the Associated Press projects.
Trump orders crackdown on some pharma ads, RFK Jr. releases child health report
President Trump ordered the FDA to enforce rules on direct-to-consumer drug ads, after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a report on the administration's approach to healthy outcomes for children and families.
Sen. Ruben Gallego seeks to block Ashli Babbitt from military funeral honors
In August, the Pentagon offered full military funeral honors to Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, after denying her family's request for the honor in 2021.
Supreme Court takes up Trump tariffs, setting stage for major showdown
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will decide whether President Trump can impose his most sweeping tariffs.
DOJ charges man accused in deadly stabbing of Ukrainian refugee
The Justice Department charged the suspect, Decarlos Brown Jr., with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.
Roberts halts lower court order that required Trump to unfreeze foreign aid
President Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid funding.