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"Well, you know, the participation rate is going to go down over time because all these boomers are retiring," said Jon Hilsenrath on Fox Business' "Mornings with Maria" Friday. Hilsenrath, a frequent guest, was referring to the labor participation , which measures the overall percentage of workers who are presently employed.
More than 3,500 federal civil lawsuits related to harassment in the workplace have been filed so far this year, an increase over 2016, according to Lex Machina, a Menlo Park analytics firm that tracks litigation. Federal data show that the number of sex-based-harassment complaints filed in 2016 increased from the prior year.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday defended a one-page analysis by the Treasury Department that asserted a tax plan pushed by the Republican-led Congress would pay for itself in 10 years. FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks during his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2017.
In an apparent jab at Ivanka Trump, Steve Bannon let loose on all Republicans in general who are undermining the Senate candidacy of Roy Moore. Bannon, the former presidential strategist who has actively campaigned for Moore, said at a Midland, Al.
Oil giant ExxonMobil has capitulated to activist shareholders and will begin issuing detailed reports on potential risks "climate change policies" pose to its business operations. "These enhancements will include energy demand sensitivities, implications of two degree Celsius scenarios, and positioning for a lower-carbon future," Exxon wrote in a federal regulatory filing submitted Monday night.
A former NFL Network employee filed an amended complaint to a wrongful termination suit on Monday accusing a former executive producer and multiple former NFL players of sexual misconduct toward her. Jami Cantor, a former wardrobe stylist for the network, first filed the wrongful termination suit in October.
In true Mooch form, first he was spotted allegedly arguing with another finance guy at the very public Polo Bar in uptown Manhattan. Then, Dr. Phil entered the joint and looked to be trying calm the Mooch down.
U.S. Sen. Angus King is praising the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for funding for three new staff positions in Maine. The VA announcement on Tuesday means there will be a second veterans' justice outreach specialist along with the first re-entry specialist in more than eight years to help veterans confronting homelessness and mental health and substance abuse issues.
Czar Vladimir Putin is no fool, so why did he just hurl three and a half billion dollars into Venenozuela's economic black hole? Because he wants Venenozuela's oil, and all the money he throws at Maduro's regime allows him to claim it. So, while Castrogonia continues to supply its colony of Venenozuela with its repressive machinery, Grand Putinia is quickly becoming its sole financial lifeline.
The White House today rejected calls for a congressional investigation of claims Donald Trump sexually harassed women, saying the American people had spoken on the matter by electing him president. Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on Trump to resign, meanwhile, echoing a demand made the previous day by two other Senate Democrats.
New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy has met with the state's two U.S. senators to discuss working together when Murphy takes office next month. Murphy spoke Monday with Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker in Newark.
Depending on who is making the case, Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday is about either continuing the "Trump miracle" in Washington or allowing "decency" to prevail back home. At the center is Roy Moore - "Judge Moore," to his supporters.
As you know, yesterday was the filing deadline for the primaries. Lots of things happen at the last minute, and the SOS filings page isn't always a hundred percent up to date, so I'm hesitant to make final pronouncements about things right now.
Weeks after President Donald Trump officially declared opioid abuse to be a national public health emergency, a bipartisan group of Congress members from Ohio wants him to put the government's money where his mouth is. On Monday, Republican Rep. Dave Joyce of Bainbridge Township and Democrat Tim Ryan of the Niles area released a letter signed by 48 colleagues that urged the Trump administration to allot money to address a problem that kills an estimated 144 Americans every day.
The U.S. Department of Transportation released a statement last week announcing it would withdraw a proposed rule that would force airlines to disclose baggage and other fees at the time of ticket purchase. The decision to rescind the yet-to-be-enforced regulation from the Obama administration received heated responses from members of Congress and airline consumer rights organizations.
A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from attorneys for the 21 young people A federal appeals court is weighing in on an unusual lawsuit by a group of young people who say Donald Trump's administration is violating their constitutional rights by failing to address climate change. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Monday from attorneys for the administration and the 21 young people, who range in age from 10 to 21 years old.
To understand the discouraging plight for Republicans heading into the 2018 midterm elections, it might help to recall a joke popular in Spain in 1975, when Generalissimo Francisco Franco, that nation's long-ruling and ruthless dictator, lingered for endless weeks on his deathbed. As of today, there are no brave souls in President Donald Trump's inner, or even outer, circle volunteering to mention to him that the most recent four times that majority control of the House of Representatives switched from one party to the other - 1954, 1994, 2006 and 2010 - were after midterm elections.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Connie Pillich is getting the backing of former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, and the two plan on hitting the campaign trail. Rendell could be an important asset to Pillich as she seeks to distinguish herself from the crowded Democratic field.
The incoming and outgoing governors of New Jersey are squabbling over the state budget, with Governor-elect Phil Murphy warning of a massive budget hole and Gov. Chris Christie accusing Murphy of using faulty math. It all started when Murphy asked Christie to freeze discretionary spending to ensure the state's fiscal woes aren't made worse, according to Politico.
Depending on who is making the case, Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday is about either continuing the "Trump miracle" in Washington or allowing "decency" to prevail back home. At the center is Roy Moore - "Judge Moore," to his supporters.