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Starbucks workers strike ahead of Christmas rush

Starbucks store employees plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest the lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strike is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, and could spread to hundreds of stores nationwide by Christmas Eve. Starting in 2021, Starbucks Workers United, a union […]

White House blasts GOP funding bill ahead of vote

The White House on Thursday denounced the newly announced Republican funding bill as a “gift to billionaires” ahead of a vote in the House. “Republicans are pandering to their billionaire benefactors at the expense of hardworking Americans,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. He accused Republicans of “breaking their promise to support a […]

Tim Scott’s Senate campaign arm staff revealed ahead of crucial 2026 swing state races

Fox's first appearance: New National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) senior staff to help Chairman-elect Tim Scott (R.S.C.) seek to expand the Republican majority in 2026 were revealed Thursday, including the president-elect Veterans include Donald Trump, Scott himself, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Scott, who is elected to lead the NRSC next cycle, will have […]

Dollar charges ahead on hawkish Fed outlook, yen awaits BOJ – Yahoo Finance

Written by Lei Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar hit a two-year high on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled a slower pace of interest rate cuts in 2025, while the yen weakened ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision. It fell to its lowest price in a month. (Bank of Japan) later […]

Stocks Tank As Fed Sees Fewer Rate Cuts, More Inflation Ahead

Major stock indexes fell sharply on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but officials said future rate cuts would be narrower and inflation would persist further. showed the outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 500 points, or 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite fell […]

Gaetz gets ahead of ethics report release with admission about his ‘single days’

The Republican Party is House Ethics Committee The committee voted last month to block the findings of the committee's investigation into former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. The investigation appears to detail allegations that Gaetz had sexual relations with minors and engaged in illegal drug use. On December 5, House Republicans passed a resolution promoted by […]