Forcing federally funded public works projects to pay the so-called prevailing wage is a classic case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. The intention behind the Davis-Bacon Wage Act, which requires any federal project to use prevailing wages, is to … Continued
Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has picked up another Republican challenger: Joe Teirab, a Marine Corps veteran, former federal prosecutor and Harvard Law School graduate. Teirab, 36, is running for the Republican nomination in Minnesota’s 2nd District, which is swing … Continued
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is seeking to dissolve 23 nonprofits his office says were created or revived to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program. In 23 separate civil lawsuits filed Wednesday, Ellison’s office alleges the entities collected reimbursements from … Continued
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his staffers Thursday night that he knew many were shaken professionally and personally by the Israel-Hamas war — a message he sent amid unhappiness among some Muslim and Arab employees over how the U.S. … Continued
President Joe Biden used a rare Oval Office address Thursday night to forcefully advocate for aiding both Israel and Ukraine. And he laid out a dark vision of what would happen should that aid, along with America’s larger commitment to … Continued