Sean Higgins

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"We need an enemy and for that part of the world, it is North Korea. They serve as the monster in that area," Paul said. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ron Paul: N. Korea kept unstable ‘on purpose’

Sean Higgins · April 17, 2017 8:33 pm

The new site promises 25 million new jobs, driven by tax and regulatory reform and renegotiating trade deals. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Wages lag but unemployment falls in right-to-work states

Sean Higgins · April 17, 2017 7:03 pm

"We provide suggestive evidence that higher minimum wage increases overall exit rates among restaurants, where a $1 increase in the minimum wage leads to approximately a 4 to 10 percent increase in the likelihood of exit," the report said. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Hike in minimum wage prompts more closings of San Francisco restaurants

Sean Higgins · April 17, 2017 4:55 pm

Unions fear nine-member court could side against them on dues for public-sector workers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gorsuch will tip Supreme Court on key labor issue, liberals fear

Sean Higgins · April 17, 2017 4:01 am

The agency officially says that China and other trading partners will not be labeled currency manipulators. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Treasury: No currency manipulation by trading partners

Sean Higgins · April 14, 2017 9:17 pm

Healthcare workers union said it will "advise and represent members and their relatives at risk of deportation." (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Union declares itself ‘sanctuary’ for immigrants

Sean Higgins · April 14, 2017 8:48 pm

The U.S. can "no longer afford to be ignorant or naive" in the global marketplace, commerce chief says. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Commerce’s Ross on trade: ‘The games are over’

Sean Higgins · April 13, 2017 10:31 pm

Labor Dept. rule allowed local governments to create employee retirement plans for private-sector workers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump rolls back Obama savings rule for cities and counties

Sean Higgins · April 13, 2017 7:24 pm

AFL-CIO's director of legislative policy slammed President Trump's effort to repeal Obamacare and placing Judge Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AFL-CIO gives thumbs down on Congress

Sean Higgins · April 13, 2017 3:07 pm

Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, center, and Pat Roberts of Kansas called on the White House Wednesday to halt the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission's plan to significantly increase the amount of data businesses are required to report to the agency regarding their workforce. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans call on White House to scrap EEOC’s change on worker data

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 10:37 pm

DNC’s Perez: ‘I understand’ why you voted for Trump

DNC’s Perez: ‘I understand’ why you voted for Trump

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 9:03 pm

Trump said he would make an announcement about wages paid by contractors, but nobody knows what it could be.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Business, labor leaders puzzle over Trump contracting remark

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 5:47 pm