White House urges dockworkers and East Coast ports to avoid strike

White House officials on Thursday called for dockworkers and port operators to return to the bargaining table as time runs short to avoid the first major strike at shipping terminals along the East and Gulf coasts in nearly half a century.  Negotiations between the the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX),

Biden Signs Stopgap Funding Bill to Prevent Pre-Election Government Shutdown

The bill, introduced on Sept. 22, sprinted through both chambers of Congress on Sept. 25. President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sept. 26 to punt the deadline for government funding to Dec. 20, foreclosing the possibility of a government shutdown ahead of the 2024 election. “Tonight, bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress passed