Social issues

White House speeds up additions to Trump border wall years after Biden vowed ‘not another foot’

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration in a major policy pivot waived more than two dozen federal laws to allow quick…

More than 75,000 workers strike at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente health facilities across U.S.

More than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente — the nation’s largest health-care nonprofit organization — went on strike Wednesday at…

Kaiser Permanente union workers poised to strike after contract expires

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit private health-care provider in the United States are poised to strike Wednesday…

Sen. Durbin renews call for a Supreme Court code of conduct amid ethics concerns

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin called on the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct as its…

White House says far-right Republicans solely to blame as government shutdown looms

WASHINGTON — White House officials blasted far-right House Republicans on Friday for taking the federal government to the brink of a…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville says U.S. military not an ‘equal opportunity employer’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican and former football coach, said Tuesday that the U.S. military is “not…

U.S. Latino economic output grows to $3.2 trillion, according to new study

The U.S. Latino economy continues to grow, reaching $3.2 trillion in 2021, up from $2.8 trillion the year prior, according…

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers threaten strike if labor agreement not reached

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit health-care provider in the United States threatened Friday to strike if an…

JPMorgan legal fees in Jeffrey Epstein sex traffic cases near $14 million, former exec reveals

JPMorgan Chase has racked up nearly $14 million in legal fees defending itself against two lawsuits alleging it abetted the…

Florida nurse practitioner convicted in $200 million Medicare fraud scheme

A federal jury in Miami convicted a Florida nurse practitioner of health-care conspiracy and other charges for playing a key…