Day: January 21, 2021

Relentless unemployment claims show the pandemic’s grip on the labor market. Help from the recent stimulus bill may lapse before an upturn arrives.

Unions, which largely support the new president, had complained that the Trump administration did little to protect workers from the coronavirus.

The Transportation Department, which holds sway over planes, trains and automobiles, faces limits on how it spends money. Still, here are five possible steps.

But with 200 million doses pledged for the first quarter of the year, some experts say President Biden’s plan for 100 million shots in 100 days is far too modest.

The white supremacist rally in 2017 prefigured the rise of right-wing violence in President Trump’s name. Now, as President Biden calls for national unity, residents say it requires accountability first.

Leftwing protesters carrying anti-Biden signs marched through the streets of Portland Wednesday night while more demonstrations went on in Seattle. In Portland, damage included the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters.  In Portland, reports by police say that roughly 150 people spray-painted anarchist symbols and smashed windows. Some of the demonstrators […]

The arrest is the latest in a growing number of prosecutions against people accused of attacking law enforcement officials in the storming of the Capitol.