Democrats Move to Salvage Minimum Wage Hike
If Democrats cannot find a way to include the wage increase in the stimulus measure, the bill could lose support from progressives, although Ms. Pelosi...
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Republicans Grapple With Raising the Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON — The policy debate over raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is the latest fault line between Democrats, who largely support...
Give Biden a Chance? On Covid Aid, Some Trump Voters Just Might
Some Republicans share those concerns. Sean Wiley, who voted twice for Mr. Trump and describes himself as a conservative libertarian, said the government needed to...
Amid Shortfalls, Biden Signs Executive Order to Bolster Critical Supply Chains
WASHINGTON — Automakers have been forced to halt production because of a lack of computer chips. Health care workers battling the coronavirus pandemic had to...
How Is the Fed Thinking About Unemployment?
As he guides the financial system through the coronavirus pandemic, Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, has worked to keep cash flowing through...
What the Bond Market Is Telling Us About the Biden Economy
What is happening is known as a “steepening of the yield curve,” with long-term rates rising as short-term rates hold still. It tends to presage...
On the Post-Pandemic Horizon, Could That Be … a Boom?
There are reasons to think this recovery could be different. For one thing, the economy was fundamentally healthy when the recession began. There was no...
Where Biden’s Virus Plan Stands
But Democrats are increasingly confident that if they can deliver boldly on coronavirus relief, and take credit for a relatively fast and effective distribution of...
Kamala Harris: Women Leaving Work Force During Pandemic Is a ‘National Emergency’
Child care remains an issue for working mothers, and it was a major theme of the round table on Thursday. Nearly 400,000 child care jobs...
Global Chip Shortage Challenges Biden’s Hope for Manufacturing Revival
WASHINGTON — President Biden came into office with plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic and spur a domestic manufacturing revival for...