Half of the eight battleground states in this year’s U.S. presidential election use the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, a rate that hasn’t changed since 2009 despite a 47% surge in the cost of living since then. In essence, that means minimum-wage workers in those states have seen much of their purchasing power vaporized
Tom Zawierucha, 58, a building services worker in New Jersey, wishes candidates would talk more about protecting older Americans from big medical bills. Teresa Morton, 43, a freight dispatcher in Memphis, Tennessee, with two teenagers, wants to hear more about how elected officials would help working Americans saddled with unaffordable deductibles. Yessica Gray, 28, a
Maryland joined a growing number of states to begin early in-person voting on Thursday.
The vice president increased her attacks on Trump while promising to work for bipartisan solutions on housing and immigration. Vice President Kamala Harris fielded questions from undecided Pennsylvania voters at a town hall meeting in Delaware County on Oct. 23. The event occurred just 13 days before the Nov. 5 election, as Harris is locked
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is facing a challenge from Trump-backed Republican Gerald Malloy. Vermont’s candidates for U.S. Senate sparred over former President Donald Trump and the rising costs of health care during a heated Oct. 23 debate. Incumbent Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, is defending his seat against Republican challenger Gerald Malloy, a Trump-endorsed U.S.
DENVER—A Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona, as well as a judge and law enforcement agents, according to a guilty plea he entered Wednesday. Teak Ty Brockbank, 45, acknowledged to a federal judge in Denver that his comments were made “out of fear, hate
FRANKFORT, Ky.—Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner, known for his staunch support for the coal industry and other causes in his Appalachian district, has died after being injured at home last month when he plunged into an empty swimming pool while aboard a lawn mower. He was 76. Turner, a Harlan Republican, was known for his