Sean Higgins

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has held contrary positions to what Trump has espoused on trade, immigration and Muslim rights. (AP Photo/Sabah Arar, Pool)

Pence has contradicted Trump on immigration, trade

Sean Higgins · July 15, 2016 3:45 pm

Judge says ride-sharing services can't operate in Philadelphia during convention. Governor says they can. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Taxi groups fight to limit Uber at Democratic convention

Sean Higgins · July 14, 2016 10:25 pm

Union members picket outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Unions mount stepped-up campaign against Trump

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2016 9:29 pm

The National Labor Relations Board's decision reversed an earlier prohibition that excluded temps. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

Fed agency OKs unions including temp workers

Sean Higgins · July 11, 2016 9:55 pm

"We know that elections are about choices. The contrast between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, couldn't be greater," the union said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Pro-Sanders union switches to Clinton

Sean Higgins · July 11, 2016 2:42 pm

Additional innovations in registration may also help clean up issues related to voter ID laws. Pennsylvania and Kentucky expanded online voter profiles to include photos of signatures. (AP Photo)

Voter registration goes digital

Sean Higgins · July 11, 2016 4:01 am

Gary Johnson: I’ll cut your taxes

Gabby Morrongiello, Sean Higgins · July 10, 2016 4:01 am

Activists want Dem leadership to oppose any vote this year on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Liberal groups warn Trump could steal trade issue

Sean Higgins · July 7, 2016 6:13 pm

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., said the spending bill would "[roll] back overregulation and overreach by the administration that kills American jobs, and cutting spending to save hard-earned taxpayer dollars." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Labor spending bill reins in agency, labor board

Sean Higgins · July 7, 2016 4:21 pm

Teachers rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago to support a one-day strike held by the Chicago Teachers Union in Chicago on April 1. Teachers said it was aimed at getting lawmakers to adequately fund schools in the nation's third-largest district. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Donald Trump’s Briefing Book: Education and labor

Sean Higgins · July 5, 2016 4:01 am

An NYPD bomb squad official said the explosive device didn't appear to be related to terrorism. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

National Security

NYPD: Central Park explosive device likely not terrorism

Sean Higgins · July 3, 2016 9:50 pm

"On Saturday a great man, Elie Wiesel, passed away.The world is a better place because of him and his belief that good can triumph over evil!" Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Trump: ‘The world is a better place because of’ Elie Wiesel

Sean Higgins · July 3, 2016 9:17 pm