Dave Jamieson

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Dave Jamieson

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2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Dave Jamieson

President Donald Trump’s long-running dream to protect loyalists in the federal bureaucracy and fire any perceived enemy got even closer to reality Thursday, when House Republicans passed a massive tax and spending bill. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 215-214, cuts $1 trillion in federal health and food programs while adding nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts steered primarily to the wealthy.

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Dave Jamieson

Low-wage Missouri workers who just started accruing paid sick days this month are now likely to lose them by the end of August, courtesy of their Republican legislators. Lawmakers in the state Senate approved a bill last week overturning new sick leave protections that voters had approved by referendum in November 2024. The repeal passed 22-11 over a Democratic filibuster effort, with all but one Republican in support, after already passing the GOP-controlled state House.

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Dave Jamieson

Low-wage Missouri workers who just started accruing paid sick days this month are now likely to lose them by the end of August, courtesy of their Republican legislators. Lawmakers in the state Senate approved a bill last week overturning new sick leave protections that voters had approved by referendum in November 2024. The repeal passed 22-11 over a Democratic filibuster effort, with all but one Republican in support, after already passing the GOP-controlled state House.

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Dave Jamieson

The Trump administration plans to pull some U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers away from the country’s ports of entry to enlist them in inland immigration raids, according to a memo obtained by HuffPost. An agency official said they are looking for “high-performing” officers to volunteer for a six-month detail assisting the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department in what he called “Operation At-Large.” The assignment would start May 21.