California advocates insist on raising minimum wage to $30 despite research showing 'negative outcomes'
A $30 minimum wage ballot initiative is being pushed in Oakland and Alameda County by One Fair Wage, despite studies …
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STEVE FORBES: Europe’s attacks on US tech firms must stop. We have just the way to do it
Europe's digital trade policies unfairly target American tech giants like Apple, Google and Meta, and a Section 301 investigation is …
Blue states are changing the tax rules on the wealthy and it's going to cost all of us
A wave of new tax proposals in blue states targets high earners with wealth taxes and exit taxes, prompting billionaires …
REP RO KHANNA: Trump needs to stop hurting American workers and stand up to China
President Donald Trump prepares to visit Beijing in May amid rising gas prices, a tumbling stock market and a record-high …
NEWT GINGRICH: What Trump can teach us about energy and America’s future
Rising AI and data center electricity demand requires expanded U.S. energy production as Trump and congressional Republicans realign policy.
The high price of everything, explained
When I was growing up, my dad and I would play a game at the grocery store: As the cashier …
Washington business owners fear socialist ‘millionaires tax’ is driving businesses out — and they’re next
Fox News Digital travels to Washington to speak to business owners who fear the state's new 9.9% millionaires tax could …
Priceless ancient golden helmet stolen in Dutch museum heist recovered a year later
More than a year after a priceless ancient helmet was stolen from a museum in the Netherlands, the Romanian national …
The Western US is already running out of water — and summer is still months away
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. …
Trump slaps up to 100% tariff on some brand-name drug imports in major America First push
President Trump unveiled a tiered tariff plan hitting some imported drugs with rates up to 100%, aiming to boost U.S. …
Buying a home just got more expensive as the Iran war drives up mortgage rates
Mortgage rates hit a six-month high of 6.38% as the Iran conflict stokes inflation fears, pushing homeownership further out of …
Trump administration makes major move to relieve 'unfair burden' on DHS workers as shutdown drags on
As the shutdown hits day 46, the Trump administration offered rare tax relief to DHS workers still reporting without pay, …
WATCH IT: Speaker Johnson hears from Uber driver on ‘no tax on tips’ benefit: ‘big difference’
An Uber Eats driver said the "no tax on tips" deduction gave him a 20% larger refund, as Speaker Mike …
Newsom still backing $114M 'bridge to nowhere' for mountain lions and butterflies
Gov. Gavin Newsom's $114 million wildlife crossing has critics calling it a patronage program as California now faces a $2.9 …
GOP disruptor counters Biden's student loan bailouts with plan to shift costs away from taxpayers
Michael Carbonara, a Republican congressional candidate in Florida, is pitching an idea to reduce the student loan debt crisis without …
Mortgage affordability worsens in most major Canadian cities, report says
In 11 out of Canada's 13 major cities, it became harder to be able to afford a mortgage in February, …
Australian petrol stations report 25% surge in demand as governments plan for ‘biggest energy crisis in history’
Rationing is not under consideration yet as hundreds of retailers report being without one or more types of fuelGet our …
Key Trump agency unleashes probe on blue state over potential race-based mortgage aid: 'DEI is dead'
HUD has opened a fair housing investigation into Washington state’s Covenant Homeownership Program, arguing public materials suggest the aid may …
4 reasons why AI (probably) won’t take your job
This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get access to member-exclusive stories every month, become …
Australian growth forecasts slashed as global economy faces inflation spike
OECD says the Middle East war will test the world’s resilience with Australia expected to suffer from higher rates and …