Politics

Sanctuary cities could throw a wrench into President Donald Trump’s latest order to ramp up deportations of undocumented immigrants. The president on Monday tweeted that his administration would be deporting millions of undocumented immigrants beginning next week, sparking fear in immigrant populations and their allies across the country. The president’s …

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a rally in front of the Capitol April 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images A 2016 debate question about Hillary Clinton’s support for a $15 per hour minimum wage sparked a spat between the former secretary of State and …

Photo shows what former rodeo rider Roger Patterson said is the American version of the Abominable Snowman. He said pictures of the creature, estimated at 7 1/2 feet tall, were taken northeast of Eureka, California. Bettmann | Getty Images Yeti persisted. An Oregon man intent on proving the existence of …

Sen. Bernie Sanders took his crusade against Walmart to the mammoth retailer’s annual meeting Wednesday, backing a push to give workers a spot on the company board. The Vermont independent stopped in Bentonville, Arkansas, in the heat of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary to show support for Walmart’s hourly associates. …

Income inequality has captured America’s economic debate. President Donald Trump, elected with the votes of discontented blue-collar workers, slaps tariffs on allies and adversaries alike in the name of restoring yesterday’s middle-class manufacturing jobs. His 2020 Democratic challengers demand an array of federal initiatives, including higher minimum wages, tax hikes …

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 18, 2019. Mark Makela | Reuters If you want to be a member of the national finance committee for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, be prepared to raise up …

An assembly line worker loads cast iron cookware into machinery at the Lodge Manufacturing factory in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods could cost the U.S. economy more than 400,000 jobs and hit Texas …

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles assembly workers build 2019 Ram pickup trucks at the FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, October 22, 2018. Rebecca Cook | Reuters A handful of U.S. states — including some that will play big roles in the 2020 election — will feel the brunt …

Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D- N.M., speaks with reporters as he leaves the House Democrats’ caucus meeting. Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan will run for Senate next year to succeed the retiring Sen. Tom Udall, the congressman announced Monday. In a …

Getty Images A statue of Benjamin Franklin, founder of the University of Pennsylvania, on the school’s campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For 60 years, there has been a downward trend in the personal savings rate. It has reached a crisis, and it’s been widely reported that 40 percent of Americans say …