Biden's closest allies are stepping up pressure on White House to do more to ease suffering in Gaza
More of President Joe Bidenโs top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israel refuses to change course.
Schumer and other Senate Democrats call for a federal probe of huge oil deals by Exxon and Chevron
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic senators are urging federal regulators to investigate multibillion-dollar acquisitions by oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying the deals could lead to higher prices at the gas pump.
Dearborn mayor slams Biden, state leaders after deadly hospital explosion in Gaza
The mayor of Dearborn, a city with the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the U.S., issued a statement calling out the Biden administration and other lawmakers after a blast at a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of Palestinians on Tuesday.
Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Bidenโs reelection campaign, a sign of the presidentโs strength in uniting his party to have the backing of one of its most liberal members.
Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn
A group of Democratic senators is asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take action against medical credit cards such as CareCredit, saying the cardsโ deferred interest features are confusing and often lead to consumers paying high interest rates after a promotional period has ended.
Engineers frustrated with rails even as others get sick time
Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the progress that has been made this year with sick time deals for most of the other rail unions.
Biden's diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024
In the days since President Joe Biden formally launched his 2024 campaign, key members of the sprawling political coalition that lifted him over former President Donald Trump in 2020 are far from excited about the prospect of four more years.
Biden's student loan help would be 'annihilated' by GOP bill
President Joe Bidenโs student debt agenda would be all but obliterated by the U.S. debt legislation passed by House Republicans, dooming his mass cancellations, scrapping a more generous loan repayment option and barring future regulation around student debt.
Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions
Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted the coffee chain hasnโt broken labor laws and is willing to bargain with unionized workers during an often testy, two-hour appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Manchin rails against 'revenge politics' on permit plan
Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called โrevenge politicsโณ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects.
House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection face primaries elections
Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, who witnessed the Capitol riot days after taking office in 2021 and then cast one of the 10 Republican votes to impeach Donald Trump over the attack, has lost his reelection bid.
Biden presses computer chips case in advance of Senate vote
Calling semiconductors โthe building blocks for the modern economy,โ President Joe Biden is asking Congress to move quickly and send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the computer chips industry and high-tech research in the United States.