Новости за 05.05.2021

The Labor Department on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of the Trump-era independent contractor rule that allowed businesses to classify workers as independent contractors as opposed to employees.The administration’s move, effective Thursday,...

A former top Oregon state lawmaker was charged with commercial sexual solicitation after he was arrested in a sex trafficking sting last month.Fifty-three-year-old David Hunt, who previously served as the Democratic Speaker of Oregon's House of...

Facebook's ban on former President Trump's account will continue following a decision issued by its independent Oversight Board on Wednesday."The Board found that, in maintaining an unfounded narrative of electoral...

A majority of Americans support President Biden's proposed American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion measure he is asking Congress to fund to help working people receive the benefits they need as the country tries to move on from the coronavirus...

A majority of Americans support President Biden's proposed American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion measure he is asking Congress to fund to help working people receive the benefits they need as the country tries to move o...

Justice Department prosecutors are requesting that a federal judge appoint an outside lawyer to review the records obtained in a search of Rudy Giuliani’s apartment last week to help dispel allegations that former President Trump’s ex-personal...

The U.S. birthrate has fallen to the lowest level in decades, data released on Wednesday show.The rate of births in the United States fell by 4 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

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Former Fox News anchor Leland Vittert is taking a job at the new news cable network NewsNation, Mediaite ...

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) in a statement is supporting the ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her leadership position, calling for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to replace her as House Republican Conference chair. “House...

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is backing Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) for House Republican Conference chair, a GOP leadership position currently held by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), one of former President ...

White House officials are signaling that President Biden is prepared to flex his clemency powers as officials wade through a large backlog of requests behind the scenes, according to advocates ...

Business groups are gearing up to make the case against President Biden’s proposed tax increases, with lobbyists increasingly focusing their attention on moderate Democrats.Congressional Republicans are expected to uniformly oppose Biden’s plan to...

As gas prices are on the rise, Republicans see a window to step up their attacks on President Biden’s energy agenda.GOP criticisms of higher costs at the pump could resonate with Americans, and congressional Republicans have repeatedly bashed the...

A number of Democrats are beginning to fret over President Biden's big spending proposals, worrying the steep price tag could cost the party in the 2022 midterm elections.While liberal Democrats are cheering Biden...

Earmarks are back in full force as lawmakers prepare for a massive infrastructure package and look to sweeten the appropriations process this year for the first time in more than a decade. Under the new reforms House Democrats established to...

The White House’s confusing path to keeping its commitment to boost refugee numbers slashed under former President Trump was paired with an unexpected caveat: The administration doesn’t expect to meet its own goal.The warning came alongside...

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is perfecting a delicate balancing act. Schumer must keep a caucus that includes liberals and centrists unified in a Senate where Democrats can’t afford a single defection.To do so, he’s pursued...

Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) joined the law firm Arent Fox LLP as counsel in its government relations and government enforcement and white collar groups. Jones served in the Senate from 2018 to 2021. Cissy Jackson, former counsel and...

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board waded into the debate over Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), warning House Republicans that an internal feud over her criticism of former President Trump could jeopardize potential gains in the 2022...

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board waded into the debate over Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), warning House Republicans that an internal feud over her criticism of former President Trump could jeopardize poten...

The Washington Wizards used their team photo shoot this year to make a big statement.The NBA team on Tuesday shared with the public their 2020-21 team photo and a behind-the-scenes look at how it...

Letters former President John F. Kennedy sent to his Swedish lover are being auctioned off at Boston auction house RR Auction.Each letter, written on official United States Senate letterhead, is addressed to Gunilla von Post, a Swedish...

DNA testing has revealed genetic material from an unknown male in the evidence collected from an Arkansas murder scene years after another man was executed for the crime, civil rights groups say.Ledell Lee was exec...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is compiling opposition research on more than 20 potential Republican presidential contenders as the party looks to get an early start on the 2024 cycle.The DNC is digging up...