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A big win for France's centrist party in parliamentary elections could push forward labor reform
Jun 9, 2017
Last month, France elected pro-business political newcomer Emmanuel Macron as president, but the French aren’t done voting. The country’s parliamentary elections kick off Sunday, and the president’s new centrist party is expected to win a large majority. If that happens, Macron could have the support he needs to reform France’s strong labor protection laws, which […]
The Trump administration struggles to bring down its own unemployment rate
Jun 8, 2017
Hundreds of important positions remain unfilled, and most of them require Senate confirmation.
Kansas legislature rejects 2012 tax cuts, once seen as a conservative model
Jun 8, 2017
Lawmakers override the governor to get taxes back on the books.
A look at the bill that would roll back Dodd-Frank regulations
Jun 8, 2017
Under consideration in the House of Representatives today: a big Republican platform item. Specifically, the rollback of Dodd-Frank financial regulations. This comes in the form of a bill called the Financial Choice Act. Here’s what’s in the bill and what could become law. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Cashing in on the Comey testimony buzz
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 8, 2017
FBI-themed bar food and drinks are just part of the plan to monetize the political drama.
Money from Eric Trump's cancer charity flowed back to the Trump Organization
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Bridget Bodnar
and Sean McHenry
Jun 7, 2017
When good intentions go awry.
A health plan to encourage seniors to get the care they need
Jun 6, 2017
A House committee is set to hold a hearing on a plan to lower costs for people on Medicare. The bipartisan legislation would let Medicare make some basic services cheaper for patients with chronic conditions. A diabetes patient who’s prone to blindness, for example, would get cheaper eye exams. It’s a model private insurers are […]
For public good, not for profit.
5 Mideast countries cut ties with Qatar
by
Adriene Hill
Jun 5, 2017
Simon Henderson of The Washington Institute says a major political crisis could affect the supply and price of oil.
To cut or not to cut? The debate over the government’s debt
Jun 1, 2017
There’s a tug of war in the Trump administration over the debt ceiling — specifically, whether Congress should attach spending limits to legislation raising or suspending the ceiling. It limits how much the Treasury Department can borrow to pay its bills. Now, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is urging Congress to raise the debt ceiling with […]
Philly enforces law protecting immigrants from non-attorney advice
by
Emma Jacobs
Jun 1, 2017
Some businesses promising help with immigration applications have taken advantage of clients or simply offered bad advice.