Congress passed a “prevailing wage” law in 1931 specifically intended to favor white workers and white-only labor unions over nonunionized and minority workers.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis began his quest to end former President Donald Trump's reign over the Republican Party, launching his White House bid on Tuesday in a packed church west of Des Moines, Iowa, where he gave voters a close-up look at the Republican candidate.
Nevada's Joe Lombardo on Tuesday became one of the first Republican governors to enshrine protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers, adding the western swing state to the list of those passing new laws to solidify their status as safe havens for people seeking abortions.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is rushing forward a vote on a bipartisan agreement to hike the nation's debt limit until after the 2024 election, even as a brewing revolt from hard-right members of the House Freedom Caucus casts doubt on his future as leader.
House Republicans on Tuesday vowed to advance a contempt resolution against FBI Director Christopher A. Wray after he missed the deadline to turn over subpoenaed records from an investigation into an alleged pay-to-play scheme by President Biden when he was vice president in the Obama White House.