Starbucks says workers’ pay demands ‘not sustainable’ as union strikes
Starbucks is responding to Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) baristas voting earlier this week to authorize a strike, with some union workers setting up a picket line on Friday. . The coffee chain says the union is demanding “unsustainable” wage increases. “Workers United's proposal calls for an immediate minimum wage increase of 64% for our hourly […]
L.A. Times owner reportedly ‘alarming’ staff with demands for editorial board to relax on Trump criticism
The owner of the Los Angeles Times has directed the paper's editorial board to retract an article about President-elect Donald Trump, according to a new report from former CNN journalist Oliver Darcy. in recent articlesindependent journalist reported in memo He was told by Times staffers how Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong directly interfered in the […]
Democrats pledge to work through Christmas on funding to rebuff Trump’s demands
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Friday she will be in Washington “until Christmas” to counter President-elect Trump's demands to remove a negotiated provision from the government funding bill through 2025. He said he was prepared to stay. Murray, the top Senate Democrat, accused billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, one of Trump's top advisers, […]
Sen. Joni Ernst demands EPA halt spending spree as Biden’s term ends
'Top DOGE' Sen. Joni Ernst is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to halt new subsidies until President-elect Donald Trump's administration establishes new leadership. Ernst (R-Iowa) accused the EPA of “scraping through piles of taxpayer money as quickly as possible” ahead of President Biden's departure from the White House. She is also demanding that the […]
‘Smuggle In Terrorists’: Dems Spark Backlash Over Demands To Give Palestinians Deportation Protection
Democratic senators are calling on President Joe Biden to provide additional deportation protections for Palestinians before he leaves office, but border hawks say such a step has clear national security concerns. They argue that there are risks involved. Democratic Party wrote a letter The letter was written to the outgoing president in early December, asking […]
Joni Ernst Demands Answers over Meta Censoring Military Recruitment
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday demanding answers about major tech platforms' censorship of military recruiting content. “Our freedom is only possible because of the long tradition of Americans, like myself, voluntarily serving and defending our country,” Ernst said in a written statement. . “I'm concerned that […]
House GOP Demands FBI Investigate Liz Cheney for Alleged Witness Tampering
House Republicans are calling on the FBI to investigate Liz Cheney for allegedly tampering with “at least one” witness on the partisan Jan. 6 committee. Cheney, a former committee member, said last week that he should not go to prison for alleged misconduct while on the committee. President-elect Donald Trump accused partisan committee members of […]
Republican demands info from State Department on delayed Afghanistan flights
First appearance on Fox: A Republican lawmaker is taking issue with Secretary of State Antony Blinken's assertion that the State Department did not prevent citizens from leaving Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif Air Base during the frenzied withdrawal. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) said in a letter obtained by FOX News Digital that the State Department directed how many […]
Top Republican demands answers from Zuckerberg, accusing Meta of ‘shadow banning’ military content
Exclusive: Leading Republican senators will on Tuesday accuse Facebook's parent company Meta of “shadowbanning” and deleting social media posts in a letter demanding answers from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Small Business Committee, plans to cite, in part, the 2022 outlook. washington post Reports on the “de-amplification” of […]
Tom Cotton demands DOD records on border-wall material sales be preserved
Fox's first appearance: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) says he's asking the Department of Defense's (DOD) Lloyd Lloyd, as the Biden administration continues to sell southern border wall material at lower prices ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's re-election. It demands that Secretary Austin commit to preserving all records. semester. “I am writing to demand full accountability […]