u.s. department of labor – One America News Network

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: U.S. U.S Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks to the press after voting on the nomination of Michael Duffey to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on June 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senators returned to Capitol Hill on Monday after the Memorial Day Holiday recess. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

GOP Sen. Hawley spearheads federal minimum wage increase proposal: ‘Times have changed’

GOP Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is leading the charge in introducing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour in a bi-partisan push.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

S&P 500, Dow rise on boost from big bank earnings

The S&P 500 rose and the Dow hit a record high on Friday, driven by gains in major banks following third-quarter results.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a check cashing shop on June 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Today’s U.S. labor report shows that employers added 339,000 jobs in May with sectors including construction, healthcare, business services and transportation adding jobs with wages showing 4.3 percent growth over the same period last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

U.S. Economy Added 142K Jobs In August, Falling Below Expectations

The latest job growth report showed that job additions in August increased but missed economists’ estimates, with the unemployment rate staying nearly the same.

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers strike, during what they are calling "A National Day of Action", to protest fair pay and treatment by their rideshare companies, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Uber, Lyft drivers strike across US, demanding fairer pay

Drivers for Uber, Lyft and delivery workers for DoorDash were staging a strike seeking fair pay and better treatment.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su prepares to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of the Labor Department in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. A handful of Democratic and independent senators -- many of them up for re-election in 2024 -- have not said how they plan to vote on Su, who, if confirmed, would be the first Asian American in the Biden administration to serve in the Cabinet at the secretary level. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Manchin opposes acting labor secretary Julie Su’s nomination to lead the Department of Labor

Senator Joe Manchin says he wont support Joe Biden’s nominee Julie Su to head the U.S. Department of Labor.