Biden: Diverse military of women, gays strengthens US forces

Biden is set to deliver the commencement speech at the graduation... Vice President Joe Biden told the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2016 on Saturday that greater diversity, including more women and openly gay soldiers, will strengthen the country's armed forces. Vice President Joe Biden told the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2016 on Saturday that greater diversity, including more women and openly gay soldiers, will strengthen the country's armed forces.

‘Tom Perez has guts’: US labor secretary being eyed as Clinton’s running mate

Perez has spent his years at the helm of the labor department fighting for paid leave, overtime pay and visiting workers on the ground - and he's not done yet On Tuesday night, the White House announced that the Obama administration had finalized a new rule that could potentially expand overtime benefits to 4.2 million more Americans. On Wednesday morning, Perez boarded Air Force Two and with Vice-President Joe Biden and flew to Columbus, Ohio, where they made the official public announcement inside Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams .

Trump, Clinton’s unpopularity paves way for VP that matters

Polling shows that the likely general election matchup between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will feature unprecedented negative favorability ratings: 49% of Americans have an unfavorable view of Clinton, while 57% viewed Trump unfavorably, according to a recent CNN/ORC poll. A CBS/NYT poll released Thursday offered more insight: 64% of registered voters felt that Trump and Clinton were not "honest and trustworthy;" 66% said Trump doesn't "share their values," compared to 60% for Clinton; and 70% said Trump does not have the right temperament to be president.

New rule extends overtime pay to millions of workers

More pay could become a reality for millions of U.S. workers who now toil long hours without overtime under a new rule issued Wednesday by the Obama administration Vice President Joe Biden and Jeni's Spendid Ice Cream's founder Jeni Britton Bauer order some ice cream from her shop in the North Market on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration.

Avoid these areas during Vice President Joe Bidena s LA visit

Police were urging motorists to avoid the following areas and streets in and around Los Angeles on Sunday and Monday due to Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the region. Biden was scheduled to attend a fundraiser Sunday in Beverly Hills for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's re-election campaign.