EducationCommentary
Education Department Silences the Critics
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the agency’s sunset is in view, releasing detailed plans to collaborate with other federal agencies. Instead of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Thanks for the HELP: Sen. Cassidy Hails Key Senate Confirmations
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Amid the partisan gridlock of a government shutdown, the Senate confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees this week, many of… Read More
SocietyNews
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Announces $86 Million Plan to ‘Make America Skilled Again’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Labor announced more than $86 million in grants for employers to provide training in high-demand and emerging industries…. Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Education Department Reassigns Responsibility to Partner Agency
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education is taking its next steps in transferring its workforce development program to the Labor Department. The Department… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Washington Bureaucrats Are Destroying Small Business Dreams
Countless Americans see the United States as the land of opportunity. This belief is vividly demonstrated through the relentless pursuit of the American dream. According… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Committee ‘Keeping a Watchful Eye’ on Labor Department’s Funding of Pro-Union Group Amid ‘Conflict of Interest’ Concerns
The House Committee on Education & the Workforce is monitoring the relationship between an agency within the Labor Department and the pro-union group the Solidarity… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Celebrates Excellent Jobs Report
Job growth in the U.S. exceeded economists’ expectations in May, according to the jobs report released by the Department of Labor on Friday. It showed… Read More
PoliticsNews
With GOP Senate’s Approval of Labor Nominee, Trump’s Cabinet Is Almost Complete
The Senate set a modern-day record for confirming a president’s Cabinet appointments on Tuesday when it voted to confirm former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., as… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump’s Pro-Union Labor Secretary Pick Draws Scrutiny From Senators of Both Parties
Senators from both parties had tough questions Wednesday for Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, who breaks the traditional GOP mold in… Read More
EconomyNews
Food Prices Jump, Inflation Rises Faster Than Expected
THE CENTER SQUARE—Newly released federal inflation data shows that prices rose faster than expected last month, putting more pressure on Americans’ budgets. The U.S. Bureau… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economic Bunk From a Former Cabinet Secretary
Former Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich now makes videos, like I do. In fact, his channel, Inequality Media, is very much like Stossel TV. He… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s What Biden Admin Apologists Aren’t Telling You About Jobless Rate
Americans consistently voice their disapproval on the state of the economy in recent polls, largely because of the stratospheric cost of living. But apologists for the Biden administration point… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Banning Freelance Work
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees. CNBC claims this could help freelancers “recover… Read More
LawCommentary
In Win for Franchises, Judge Voids Biden Admin NLRB Joint Employer Rule
A federal district court announced that it will vacate the so-called joint employer rule that threatened to upend the franchise business model and to impose massive… Read More
EconomyCommentary
64 Million Americans Risk Losing Work Under Biden Admin
Whether working full time for themselves or part time as contractors, picking up occasional gig work or having a side hustle, an estimated 64 million… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Biden Labor Dept. Rule Likely to Hurt Millions of Small Businesses, Independent Contractors
Some 99% of American companies are small businesses, and 100% of businesses started out small, but a recently finalized rule from the Biden administration’s Labor… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden Admin’s Overtime Regulations Could Cost Millions of Workers Lost Flexibility, Benefits, Wages, and Jobs
The Biden administration is trying to hike the threshold under which hourly-wage work regulations apply by about $25,000 per year. The proposed overtime rule threatens… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Labor Department Employees Not Returning to In-Person Work Raises Red Flags
Long after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared over and the government said federal employees would return to in-person work, government building occupancy data shows that… Read More
Commentary
Amid Massive Overpayments by Feds, FOIA Documents Show They ‘Only Deal in Billions’
You know there’s a problem when the rounding unit for a federal program’s improper payments equals the annual incomes of 13,408 U.S. households. Emails obtained… Read More
EnergyCommentary
UAW Strike Over Green Energy Agenda Threatens Liberals’ Coalition
The big economic news at the end of last week was the start of a strike by the United Auto Workers union against all three major… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Davis-Bacon Act: End It, Don’t Amend It
The Department of Labor on Aug. 8 finalized an 812-page rule that contains more than 50 significant changes to the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act. Instead of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How Blacks’ Experience in Idaho Differs From National Narrative
A remarkable study highlights a barely known exception to the generally accepted truism that black Americans’ poverty and unemployment rates are considerably higher than those… Read More
EconomyNews
April Inflation Report Bodes Ill for American Families, Economist Says
An economist says “families’ incomes are not keeping up with inflation” after the latest consumer price index showed inflation rose 0.4% in April, up 4.9%… Read More
EconomyNews
McCarthy Torches Biden’s Veto of Bipartisan Bill Opposing ‘ESG’ Investments
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to veto a bipartisan bill that would block a Labor Department rule promoting climate… Read More
