During Senate hearing, GOP lawmaker threatens to fight organized labor leader
1 of 2 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., (pictured during a 2020 subcommittee hearing) stood up and challenged Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fight.…
Cornel West leaves Green Party, says he will seek presidency as independent candidate
Progressive intellectual Cornel West said on Thursday that he will run as an independent for president after moving from the People's Party and the Green…
Amid UAW strike, Biden says automaker profits should be shared with workers
1 of 4 | President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the ongoing contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and the Big Three automakers…
Democratic senators demand DOJ sue fossil fuel industry over climate change
1/3 Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter Monday to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging the Justice Department to bring…
Scoop! Why Ben from Ben & Jerry’s blames America for war in Ukraine – POLITICO
Ben Cohen wasn’t talking about ice cream. He was talking about American militarism. At 72, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is bald…
Bernie Sanders launches Senate investigation into Amazon warehouse conditions
1/2 Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., looks on during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing last month. Sanders announced Tuesday he is launching…
Social activist Cornel West announces presidential bid with People’s Party
1/3 Renowned activist Cornel West announced on Monday that he will run for president as a member of the People’s Party. File Photo by Steve…
Biden signs Fiscal Responsibility Act, officially ending the debt limit crisis
President Joe Biden on Saturday officially signed H.R. 3746, a bipartisan bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo…
Biden veto guaranteed after Senate votes to end his student debt relief program
1/3 Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was one of two Democrats voting with Republicans Thursday to end President Joe Biden's student loan debt relief. Biden has…
Janet Yellen now says U.S. has until June 5 to avoid debt default
1/3 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to Congress on Friday, saying that the government now will have a little more time -- until…
Democratic lawmakers urge Fed Chairman Jerome Powell not to raise interest rates
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Sheldon Whitehouse and other lawmakers urged the Federal Reserve to stop interest rate hikes to avoid damaging the economy.…
CEOs of major insulin producers to testify before Senate on $35 price cap
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Friday that the CEOs of major insulin producers will testify to the Senate next month. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI…
As another Norfolk Southern train derails, CEO apologizes for wreck that devastated Ohio town
1/8 Village residents wait in the streets for the arrival of former U.S. President Donald Trump in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 22. A Norfolk…
Moderna promises free COVID-19 vaccines after U.S. public health emergency ends
Moderna has announced it will continue to offer its COVID-19 vaccines for free, even after the U.S. government officially ends its public health emergency in…