AI and automation justify shorter workweek, Democrats argue

AI and automation justify shorter workweek, Democrats argue

Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questions witnesses with ranking member Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) during a hearing about working hours in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democrats cited … Read more

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in American history, to step down as Republican leader

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in American history, to step down as Republican leader

Mitch McConnell, the powerful US political tactician who has advanced conservative causes for years and been a strong defender of aid to Ukraine, announced abruptly Wednesday that he would leave his post as leader of the Republicans in the Senate later this year. His speech to the chamber came as a surprise and prompted lawmakers … Read more

Merck, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs face Senate drug price hearing

Merck, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs face Senate drug price hearing

Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, appears at a news conference with Sen. Ed Markey on issuing subpoenas for pharmaceutical company CEOs to testify regarding drug prices, in the Capitol, Jan. 25, 2024. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senators will question the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb on … Read more

As states dump Donald Trump from primary ballots — can he run in 2024?

As states dump Donald Trump from primary ballots — can he run in 2024?

With multiple US states hearing challenges to Donald Trump’s right to run in the 2024 election, his supporters claim his enemies are tearing up democracy to prevent his return to the White House. Rulings in Colorado and Maine banning the ex-president from their primary nominating contests under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause” set off a political … Read more