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Lawmakers say move to change two federal laws would undermine workers' rights. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Democrats slam bill to change worker protection laws

Sean Higgins · July 27, 2017 9:46 pm

"Federal labor policies should be focused on benefiting workers and helping small businesses grow instead of creating barriers that limit opportunity," said Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers push to rein in worker-protection lawsuits against companies

Sean Higgins · July 27, 2017 3:31 pm

One impact of the NLRB's decision has been to freeze engagement of new franchisees. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

What do burgers, fries, and economic growth have to do with each other?

Robert Ehrlich · June 19, 2017 4:23 pm

Republican lawmakers are considering a pro-business bill to nullify the Obama administration's efforts to expand the legal definition of "joint employer." (AP Photo/Jason Reed, pool)

GOP considering new legislation to ease Obama’s labor policy

Sean Higgins · May 5, 2017 7:37 pm

Hillary Clinton has sought to distance herself from Walmart's Walton family in recent years and has returned donations from the company in the past after they became controversial. (AP Photo)

Washington Secrets

95% shop at Walmart, 89% eat at McDonald’s

Paul Bedard · April 13, 2017 2:11 pm

"When fairness and equality clash, people prefer fair inequality over unfair equality." (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Beltway Confidential

Study finds people are bothered by economic unfairness, not inequality

Emily Jashinsky · April 10, 2017 9:36 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that President Trump gets stamina from the fact that he has "perfect genes." (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin: Trump is off fast food, has ‘perfect genes’

Joseph Lawler · March 24, 2017 1:20 pm

A Progressive Values Meal

Charlotte Allen · March 19, 2017 1:25 pm

McDonalds' corporate Twitter account deleted a tweet calling President Trump "disgusting" and wishing President Obama could come back into office. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Tweet from McDonald’s Twitter account calls Trump ‘disgusting’

Kyle Feldscher · March 16, 2017 2:12 pm

‘The Founder’ Squanders Michael Keaton

John Podhoretz · January 31, 2017 1:13 pm

Pundits are jumping on Andy Puzder as an excuse to criticize companies that provide low-wage jobs. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Beltway Confidential

Low-wage jobs don’t increase welfare spending

Andrew Wilford · January 29, 2017 12:00 am

Potted Kroc

John Podhoretz · January 27, 2017 6:15 am