Sean Higgins

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The SEIU gave at least $12.7 million to groups staging protests and another $1.7 million to a PR firm. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Union poured $14 million into minimum wage push

Sean Higgins · March 30, 2017 10:52 pm

President Trump's pick to head the Labor Department, former assistant attorney general for civil rights Alexander Acosta, is heading toward a relatively easy confirmation when he gets a vote in the full Senate this month. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate committee advances Acosta as labor secretary

Sean Higgins · March 30, 2017 5:00 pm

"To accommodate senators' schedules, the committee will vote on Mr. Acosta's nomination tomorrow," said a committee source. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate committee to vote Thursday on Labor pick Acosta

Sean Higgins · March 29, 2017 8:42 pm

Rule hurt contractors that were convicted of or simply charged with violating federal worker protection laws. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump rolls back Obama ‘blacklisting’ rule for contractors

Sean Higgins · March 27, 2017 6:51 pm

President Trump's pick to head the Labor Department, former assistant attorney general for civil rights Alexander Acosta, is heading toward a relatively easy confirmation when he gets a vote in the full Senate this month. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AFL-CIO: Acosta testimony ‘raises serious questions’

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 10:07 pm

Alexander Acosta, secretary of labor nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing in Washington. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Labor Department pick Acosta weathers Senate grilling

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 4:05 pm

The first week in May likely would be the earliest a vote on Alexander Acosta will be scheduled. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Labor pick Acosta says overtime rule needed update

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 4:02 pm

Trump Labor pick Alexander Acosta stresses Hispanic background

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 9:26 am

Justices rule 6-2 that Obama improperly named a general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court limits presidential appointment power

Sean Higgins · March 21, 2017 6:18 pm

Seventy organizations cite Alexander Acosta's "proven management and federal agency experience." (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Business groups push for labor nominee Acosta

Sean Higgins · March 20, 2017 6:17 pm

The legislation would allow employers to offer significant discounts on insurance premiums to workers who participate in company wellness programs, including by providing their genetic information.

GOP genetic screening bill off to rocky start

Sean Higgins · March 20, 2017 4:01 am

Trumka says the proposed budget would undercut the president's claims that he wants to help working families. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

AFL-CIO: Trump budget ‘dangerous and destructive’

Sean Higgins · March 16, 2017 6:35 pm