Tag: Jobs

Conservative groups rallied Monday to support President Trump's Labor Secretary-designate Andy Puzder with a letter urging the Senate to confirm him as quickly as possible. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Conservative groups urge Puzder’s confirmation for Labor secretary

Sean Higgins · January 30, 2017 5:01 am

President thinks Labor Dept. should use rate that includes people who are not looking for jobs but who might. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Trump mulls changing official unemployment rate

Sean Higgins · January 29, 2017 5:00 am

(AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Jobless claims are running at a 44-year low

Joseph Lawler · January 26, 2017 1:32 pm

Trump's focus on creating jobs, said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Trump’s talk of voter fraud is a “distraction,”GOP senator says

Nicole Duran · January 25, 2017 10:54 pm

It is highly unlikely the administration will support the overtime rule. (iStock photo)

Trump court filing could be end of Obama overtime rule

Sean Higgins · January 25, 2017 8:53 pm

If Illinois wants to reverse this troubling trend, major reforms are needed. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Beltway Confidential

Is Trump’s promise of 4 percent economic growth actually feasible?

Bruce Yandle · January 25, 2017 5:43 pm

"We lost our home. My car was repossessed in the driveway," she tells Senate committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

SBA nominee McMahon’s bout with bankruptcy

Sean Higgins · January 24, 2017 6:41 pm

President Trump will meet Tuesday with automakers to stress the importance of making cars in America. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump meets with auto executives to pitch US manufacturing

Kyle Feldscher · January 24, 2017 12:27 pm

President Donald Trump will hold a series of meetings Monday with business and labor representatives, before meeting with congressional leaders. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump starts ‘busy week’ with manufacturers meeting

Pete Kasperowicz · January 23, 2017 12:32 pm

The American Society of Civil Engineers has given U.S. infrastructure a D+ rating, estimating that between 2016 and 2025 the U.S. will need approximately $3 trillion in infrastructure spending, two-thirds of which is needed for transportation.

Private funding should be used to fix the roads

Washington Examiner Staff · January 23, 2017 5:01 am

The relatively weak December job growth was not the major story. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Beltway Confidential

The real surprise from December’s jobs report

Bruce Yandle · January 22, 2017 8:00 pm

Steven Mnuchin would aim to hire more IRS employees as treasury secretary, he said at his confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mnuchin wants more IRS employees

Joseph Lawler · January 19, 2017 4:25 pm