The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban most noncompete agreements, a watershed moment for the U.S. workforce that faces an uncertain future. These common agreements currently bar employees from leaving to work for competitors or start a competing business. The new rule prevents companies to use them moving forward, and it retroactively wipes out...
Story at a glance About a third of parents think the standard American diet is healthy for kids, according to new poll findings. The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital polled 1,083 parents with at least one child between the ages of three and 10 about food and diet choices. The poll’s...
The power of the dollar over weaker Asian currencies is attracting attention as the prospect of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve recedes over the horizon. Former President Trump is the latest voice to weigh in on the economic consequences of the strong dollar, which can slash demand for U.S. exports and make goods...
A bill proposal in California would prohibit security screening company CLEAR from skipping the general security lines at state airports, marking the first proposal of its kind. California Sen. Josh Newman (D), the sponsor of the legislation, said the bill is not banning CLEAR from state airports, but rather moving the service to its own,...
The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday aimed at ensuring workers whose annual salaries are roughly $59,000 or less are compensated fairly when working overtime. The Labor Department said the rule would increase the salary thresholds required to exempt salaried workers from federal overtime pay requirements. Starting this July, the office said the salary threshold...
President Biden on Tuesday condemned a six-week abortion ban in Florida that will take effect in a little over a week, placing the blame squarely on former President Trump. In a brief campaign speech in Tampa, Biden blasted the presumptive GOP nominee for appointing the justices who ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional...
Story at a glance A Senate Democrat and a Republican governor are teaming up to tackle the U.S. happiness deficit, one conversation at a time. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) announced the launch of their “Restoring The Common Good” initiative on Tuesday. The elected officials will host a series of...
President Biden mocked former President Trump on Tuesday for hawking Bibles last month and eviscerated the presumptive GOP nominee over his abortion record. Biden, visiting Trump's home state of Florida, delivered remarks in which he squarely blamed Trump for the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the subsequent state-level abortion restrictions put...
A political arm of Planned Parenthood is launching a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina to elect candidates in favor of abortion rights this year as reproductive rights surge further into the 2024 spotlight. Organizers will be knocking on more than a million doors this cycle as part of the $10 million push...
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) recent call for $10 billion in research grants over ten years for long COVID is a worthy initiative, yet we are deeply disappointed the senator is limiting his focus to long COVID. Millions of victims of infection-associated chronic conditions have been waiting decades for the federal government to fund research to improve diagnosis and...
Columbia President Minouche Shafik is falling under bipartisan criticism over the pro-Palestinian protests that have taken up residence on her campus, potentially setting her up as the next elite college head to lose her job amid antisemitism concerns. “I fully agree with the White House—these 'protests' are antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous. Add some tiki torches...
The Labor Department will be cracking down on retirement savings advice to safeguard workers’ interests, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The Labor Department announced that it has finalized its Retirement Security Rule, which aims to protect American workers who are saving for retirement and relying on advice from fiduciaries for it. The new rule will update the...
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Can Summer Lee survive her primary after Israel criticism? Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) is the first member of the "Squad" to face a Democratic challenger this cycle, and Tuesday's primary comes as she's been an outspoken proponent for a cease-fire...
A watchdog group filed complaints with five state attorneys general on Tuesday, alleging that two of the country’s largest crisis pregnancy center organizations are deceiving patients about their privacy rights. The Campaign for Accountability (CFA) complaints claim that Heartbeat International and Care Net crisis pregnancy centers tell patients their private health information is protected by...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from working for competitors or starting a competing business after they leave a job. From fast food workers to CEOs, the FTC estimates 18 percent of the U.S. workforce is covered by noncompete agreements — around...
Voters in the Keystone State will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in several important primaries, including in the presidential race, the race for Sen. Bob Casey’s (D-Pa.) seat and several closely watched House races. Although President Biden and former President Trump are not expected to face any major primary challengers, their...
President Biden on Tuesday trolled former President Trump on the fourth anniversary of him suggesting Americans inject bleach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden shared a video, marking that four years ago Trump infamously said, “I see the disinfectant, which knocks it out in a minute … is there a way we can do something like...
Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney's office say former President Trump has violated a gag order 10 times since it was imposed April 1. The order bars him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and the judge's family in his hush money case, in which he stands accused of paying off a porn actor ahead...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a $138.7 million settlement with the more than 100 assault survivors of disgraced Olympic Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar over allegations the department failed to investigate sexual assault accusations against him. The settlement, announced Tuesday by the DOJ, resolves the 139 administrative claims against the FBI alleging...
Starbucks received a sympathetic reception at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as it fought a lower ruling ordering it to reinstate seven employees amid a unionization drive. The justices are weighing how difficult it should be to halt alleged unfair labor practices as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sorts out complaints, which can sometimes...
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) is urging U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to reconsider raising price stamps by almost eight percent, arguing it would have a “disparate” impact on those battling inflation and especially senior citizens. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) earlier this month filed a notice with its regulators to spike the price of first-class...
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) posted a picture of the door to his Georgetown, Texas, office on social media Monday, which he said "unhinged anti-Israel activists vandalized." The picture shows the door splashed with blood-red paint, and "Free Gaza" in the same color painted on the concrete in front of the door. Police were dispatched in...
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had an appeal to try and end his pretrial detention rejected Tuesday by a Moscow court, according to The Associated Press. Gershkovich will remain in pretrial detention in Russia until late June on espionage charges because of the failure of his appeal, per the AP. He was originally...
President Biden will deliver a pair of commencement addresses next month as part of graduation season, the White House announced Tuesday. Biden will speak on May 19 at Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is among the many notable alumni from the school. "Proud that @POTUS is the commencement...
The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February targeted the data of "a substantial proportion of people in America," UnitedHealth Group (UHG) said this week, with the company confirming it paid a ransom in an effort to protect patient information. "Based on initial targeted data sampling to date, the company has found files containing protected health...