Tens of thousands of workers have walked out across industries in recent months to demand better working conditions and pay raises in line with inflation.
New legislation will put a stop to the abuse of certain tax deductions for land conservation.
The bill provides $772.5 billion for discretionary programs and $858 billion in defense funding. It now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Two changes to provide additional protections for pregnant and breastfeeding people will make a huge difference for low-wage workers, one advocate says.
Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices and new filing fees for mergers.
The Senate passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus bill that funds all government agencies and the Pentagon for the next year. Now it heads to the House.
Donald Trump detailed an ambitious plan to undo what he called the suppression of free speech in the United States if he is elected president in 2024.
The measure gives lawmakers an additional week to negotiate and pass a comprehensive bill to fund federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year.
Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt must weigh the country’s economic peril against his party’s political survival as he delivers a long-awaited fiscal statement Thursday.