The Labor Department proposes a national database of private state unemployment records, sparking fears of surveillance and misuse.
A pre-arranged sale to a public company controlled by Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff guaranteed the Trump family a payday of hundreds of millions from their new crypto token despite its tepid public launch.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency to make affordability a key issue for the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump proposes a 1% pay raise for most federal employees in 2026 but a 3.8% increase for some law enforcement personnel.
Trump’s immigration crackdown drives 1.2 million immigrant workers from the U.S. labor force in the first seven months of 2025.
A historic concentration of value in 10 large companies has made the S&P 500 more expensive relative to sales than during the dot-com era.
The May Day Strong movement plans nationwide Labor Day protests called “Workers Over Billionaires” on Monday.
Trump moves to eliminate the George H.W. Bush-era HOME program, a housing grant heavily used in rural Republican districts.
The Trump administration paused the employee-funded Combined Federal Campaign, a $66 million charity drive that supports nonprofits such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Trump is using a ‘pocket rescission’ to bypass Congress and block $4.9 billion in foreign aid, a maneuver unused for nearly 50 years.
