Tag: Jobs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued new guidance on work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. (Jay Mallin/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Paul Krugman slanders Republicans on Medicaid work requirements

Justin Haskins · January 25, 2018 11:54 pm

Home Depot is paying out one-time bonuses of up to $1,000 in cash to its hourly workers in the U.S., citing the recent tax overhaul. Home Depot Inc. said that the one-time bonus will be distributed in the current quarter. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Home Depot announces bonuses for 400,000 workers after tax cut

Anna Giaritelli · January 25, 2018 4:37 pm

Forecasters had expected claims to tick up to around 240,000. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Jobless claims stuck near lowest levels in decades at 233,000

Joseph Lawler · January 25, 2018 1:32 pm

For proof that we are in the midst of extraordinarily prosperous times, the fact that stocks are closing higher on Wall Street is just one example. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Rep. Andy Biggs: It’s a prosperous new year, even if the media haven’t told you

Rep. Andy Biggs · January 25, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump has been touring manufacturing centers to promote his tax and economic plan signed into law late last year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s next challenge: Making tax cuts great again

W. James Antle III · January 25, 2018 5:01 am

The talks have not gone well for the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican officials negotiating the NAFTA free trade deal. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Democrats slam Mexico on labor rights, urge tough NAFTA stance

Sean Higgins · January 25, 2018 12:24 am

As one of the handful of changes, all nonbirth parents will receive up to six weeks of paid leave. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Starbucks cites tax reform as reason for raises, expanded benefits, thousands of new jobs

Anna Giaritelli · January 24, 2018 11:14 am

Amazon is on the prowl for a location for its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2. It's narrowed down the list of potential cities to 20. (Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Lure Amazon the right way

James Quintero · January 24, 2018 5:22 am

President Trump On Tuesday imposed new tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s trade protectionism cuts into your new tax break

Washington Examiner · January 24, 2018 5:01 am

General Electric is cooperating with a Justice Department probe of a discontinued mortgage business.

The decline and fall of General Electric, the poster child of Obamanomics

Timothy P. Carney · January 24, 2018 4:07 am

Photovoltaic modules sit on a factory rooftop in Germany, where many of the company's primary investors are from. (Martin Leissl/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

A dangerous precedent on trade, brought to you by solar panel tariffs

Bryan Riley · January 23, 2018 3:03 am

The 17-and-a-half miles of corridors in the Pentagon were bustling with workers — military and civilian — who appeared to be going about business as usual. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

‘This is not a vacation’: Frustrated Pentagon workers head home

Jamie McIntyre · January 22, 2018 4:22 pm