Tag: Sean Higgins

In an order Wednesday, the court stayed part of a district court decision "with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance." (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Union leaders criticize Supreme Court for taking dues case

Sean Higgins · September 28, 2017 4:23 pm

The Supreme Court will look to determine the constitutionality of a 1977 high court ruling--Abood v. Detroit Board of Education--that said public-sector employees who do not belong to a union can still be forced to pay a fee that covers the union's costs in negotiating the contract that applies to all employees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court will hear challenge to public-sector union fees that could rewrite union law

Ryan Lovelace, Sean Higgins · September 28, 2017 2:43 pm

Terrorists are using drones for attacks in other countries, so it is only a matter of time before they are used in the U.S., FBI Director Christopher Wray said. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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FBI: Terrorists expected to use aerial drones ‘imminently’

Sean Higgins · September 27, 2017 9:08 pm

Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, left, shakes hands with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland looks on at a news conference on the NAFTA negotiations in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

NAFTA countries claim ‘significant progress’ at end of latest talks

Sean Higgins · September 27, 2017 7:50 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka asserted that the plan would lead to cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, education, and infrastructure. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

AFL-CIO slams tax reform as ‘con game’

Sean Higgins · September 27, 2017 7:11 pm

"Today's announcement is good news for American families and employers. Tax reform will help families who are struggling to make ends meet and employers who want to grow their business and create new jobs. The U.S. chamber is pleased to see consensus among congressional leaders and the administration on a plan that will kick-start long overdue reform," said chamber President Tom Donohue. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg)

Chamber of Commerce applauds GOP tax reform plan

Sean Higgins · September 27, 2017 4:35 pm

President Trump is close to picking Vermont lawyer Peter Robb to be the next general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sources indicate. (Wikipedia Commons)

Senate OKs Trump pick for NLRB

Sean Higgins · September 25, 2017 10:16 pm

Donohue said President Trump's periodic threats to pull out of the deal if the renegotiations do not provide enough benefit to the U.S. "must be taken seriously." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Chamber of Commerce’s Tom Donohue warns White House on NAFTA pullout

Sean Higgins · September 25, 2017 4:40 pm

The Chamber of Commerce argued that the agency has transformed into an aggressive prosecutor focused on "alleged numbers-based discrimination." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Chamber slams Labor Department on affimative action

Sean Higgins · September 22, 2017 10:12 pm

Sanders said McCain, who said Friday he would oppose the Republicans' Obamacare overhaul bill, was the "conscience" of the GOP. (AP)

Bernie Sanders: ‘Thank you, John McCain’

Sean Higgins · September 22, 2017 9:43 pm

"Inaction is not an option, and I sincerely hope that Senators Graham and Cassidy have found a way to address the Obamacare crisis," the White House statement said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Big business urges Trump to keep NAFTA’s investment protection

Sean Higgins · September 22, 2017 4:50 pm

The Democrats' repeal bill, sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (pictured) and Sherrod Brown, would force the 27 states that have the laws to allow unions to demand regular payments even from non-member workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservatives say Senate Democrats boosting right-to-work

Sean Higgins · September 21, 2017 11:54 pm